From Newsweek · Michael DeRosa · · 1m 20s
Berry won't close the door on Watson
The Browns GM keeps a Deshaun Watson extension on the table, even with Shedeur Sanders waiting and an Achilles still healing.
In brief
The Browns GM keeps a Deshaun Watson extension on the table, even with Shedeur Sanders waiting and an Achilles still healing. Cleveland has not decided Watson's future, and Berry's refusal to rule out an extension says the team still sees leverage in keeping options open. Originally reported by Newsweek.
A rookie waits behind him
Shedeur Sanders is on the Cleveland roster and ready for a turn, which has fans asking how long Deshaun Watson stays the answer at quarterback.
The contract runs out
Watson is in the last year of the five-year, $230 million deal he signed with Cleveland. After this season, the Browns owe him nothing.
Berry leaves it open
On ESPN Cleveland, general manager Andrew Berry declined to shut down the idea of extending Watson, keeping every option live.
“I wouldn't take anything off the table”
Not the Houston version
Watson has not looked like the star he was with the Texans. The production in Cleveland has never matched the price tag.
The Achilles cost him a year
Watson re-ruptured his right Achilles tendon and did not play a single snap last season. Injuries have defined his Browns tenure.
Watch this season
Whether Cleveland actually locks Watson up is the question hanging over the year, with Sanders and the salary cap both pulling the other way.
The one thing
Cleveland has not decided Watson's future, and Berry's refusal to rule out an extension says the team still sees leverage in keeping options open.
