Browns Will Have Deshaun Watson Compete For Starting Quarterback Role in 2025: Report [Video]

The Cleveland Browns will end their season with a 3-14 record, assuming they cannot get past the Baltimore Ravens. Following a 2023 playoff berth, the Browns have completely regressed in 2024.

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A big reason for this could be due to the team sticking by quarterback Deshaun Watson. The once-great Pro Bowl passer struggled to find his footing in 2024 and suffered his second season-ending injury when he incurred a torn Achilles in October.

Though there were rumblings that the Browns would simply cut Watson and move on, however, his release would trigger a record $172 million in dead cap. The team chose to rework his contract, pushing his dead salary cap into 2030, according to ESPN.