
Watson vs Sanders: QB Showdown in Cleveland
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Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders face off for the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback spot in the 2026 season. Watson, despite a tumultuous past with the team, is currently leading in early offseason talks due to his elite athleticism and potential upside. The Browns coaching staff is leaning on his old tape and pushing him to stay motivated, while Sanders is urged to grind harder. Offseason workouts and the draft loom, with a starter expected to be named by training camp, but anything could happen before then.
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Cleveland Browns News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Watson vs Sanders: QB Showdown in Cleveland. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On March 29th, Cleveland Brown's fans get ready for another quarterback showdown heading into the 2026 season with the Sean Watson. Battling at least Shadur Sanders for the starting spot. Word on the street from NFL Network's Microfolo is that Watson's actually leading the pack right now in early off-season talks. Watson's been through it, traded here in what many call the worst deal in league history, played just 19 games over three seasons with shaky. Stats and now recovering from two Achilles tears that's kept him out another year and a half. Brown's owner Jimmy Haslam even labelled it a swing and a miss, but the guy is still in the mix. Coaches are leaning on old tape from his strong days with the Houston Texans six years back. Plus his elite athleticism fits what new headman Munkin once in today's game. They're also pushing Sanders to grind harder this offseason and keeping Watson motivated, betting on his top upside despite the injury baggage. Offseason workouts kickoff soon. The 2026 draft is looming and Munkin aims to name a starter by training cam, though he knows it might drag out.
Plenty of time for things to shift with more eyes on the field, bottom line, anything could happen. Even Watson under center week one after all that downtime, but we'll see how practices shake out before locking in. Predictions
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