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Deshaun Watson walked through snow on the way to his 1st working day of function with the Browns. Baker Mayfield was nowhere in sight.
Watson noted to Cleveland’s offseason plan Tuesday to restart his occupation with the Browns, who mortgaged their small-expression foreseeable future by getting the controversial quarterback accused of sexual misconduct in a trade last thirty day period.
With temperatures in the 30s and late-spring snow slipping, the former Houston QB arrived at the team’s facility in Berea, Ohio. The Browns posted a photograph on Twitter of Watson, wearing a large winter jacket, ahead of he entered the building.
One of the explanations the a few-time Pro Bowler and South Carolina native in the beginning turned down the Browns in their pursuit prior to altering his intellect was simply because of Northeast Ohio’s frigid, wintry weather conditions.
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Quarterback Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns speaks throughout his push convention introducing him to the Cleveland Browns  at CrossCountry Mortgage loan Campus on March 25, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.
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Watson dropped the one particular game he performed in Cleveland with the Texans as howling winds created it virtually difficult to throw.
He’ll have months to acclimate.
The Browns persuaded Watson to sign up for him and then traded 3 initially-round draft picks and six alternatives total in March to Houston for the 26-12 months-previous, who faces 22 civil lawsuits from females accusing him of sexual misconduct throughout massage remedy periods.
Browns mentor Kevin Stefanski is scheduled to meet with reporters Wednesday. Watson is not expected to choose any reporter’s concerns.
Watson also faces self-discipline from the NFL, which is investigating regardless of whether he violated the league’s particular-carry out plan. It is attainable he’ll be suspended for aspect of the 2022 year.
The 3-time Professional Bowl QB has professed his innocence. Two grand juries in Texas have declined to indict him on any felony costs. Nonetheless, Watson is continue to working with the civil lawsuits and has been giving depositions in new months.
The Browns did their personal history look at on Watson, and owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam felt so self-confident in the exploration — and just after personally conference with Watson — that they signed him to a totally confirmed $230 million deal after he waived his no-trade clause to come to Cleveland.
The shift for Watson effectively finished Mayfield’s 4-run calendar year run with the Browns, who are wanting to trade the former No. 1 general decide but are finding a limited market place, partly thanks to his $18.8 million deal for future year.
Mayfield was not at the team’s offseason application as he continues to rehab his surgically repaired left shoulder. Mayfield got hurt in the Browns’ next game and his struggles during an 8-9 period persuaded the workforce to seem for an additional quarterback.
The team’s pursuit of Watson rankled Mayfield, who questioned to be traded.
Last week, Mayfield said the team’s entrance place of work was not truthful with him in detailing their offseason plans. Mayfield reported he felt “disrespected” by the team and was wanting forward to reviving his profession elsewhere.
At this place, that position is unfamiliar.
