Watson's Fresh Start: Browns QB Competition Heats Up

0:00It's March 30th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. Cleveland Brown's owner Jimmy Haslam dropped some optimism at the NFL owner's meetings, saying Dishonn Watson has a fresh start and a great chance to. Lockdown the starting quarterback spot. Watson hasn't hit the field since rupturing his Achilles tendon in October 2024, but the team just reworked his massive contract to free. Up about $35 million in cap space ahead of his final guaranteed year. Earlier this month, the Browns adjusted that five-year, $230 million deal. They gave him back in 2022 after trading. Three first round picks. Now, as the all season program kicks off next week under new coach Todd Munkin, Watson's right back in the mix, competing for the job. Fans and folks around the league remember Haslam calling the Watson trade a big swing and a miss last year, but he walked it back, praising Watson's. Effort and toughness, despite the brutal injuries, like a shoulder issue and two Achilles

1:01tears, plus that 11 games suspension early on. In four seasons, he's only played 19 games for Cleveland, going 9 and 10 as a starter, with a 61% completion rate. Meanwhile, General Manager Andrew Berry hinted they might draft a young quarterback with their sixth and 24th overall picks next month. The rosters got Watson, rookie Shadour Sanders, who started the last seven games of 2025 in Dylan Gabriel, all ready to battle it out. Munkin, the offensive-minded coach, who's worked magic with different QBs before, gets the final say on the starter, so Watson's got real shot to turn. Once around, as the Browns keep hunting for their long-term answer at the position.