Deshaun Watson Message to Flacco Stir Controversy Amid Their Victory…
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson sat back and enjoyed Joe Flacco and Amari Cooper’s big day during Sunday’s dominant 36-22 win against the Houston Texans.
Flacco passed for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns in the victory. Cooper reeled off a career game, catching 11 passes for 265 yards and a pair of scores, setting the franchise single-game record.
Watson took to X after the game after the dominant performance from his Browns teammates.
“Joe & Coop!!!!! Letssss gooooo!” Watson wrote.
Watson was ruled out for the season on November 15. He had surgery at the end of November to repair a displaced fracture to the glenoid in his right shoulder, per a release from the team.
Watson did not travel with the team to Houston but was in Cleveland this week for a charity event. He had spent a chunk of time in Los Angeles following surgery, rehabbing his shoulder.
Watson has been forced to watch from the sideline with his shoulder injury as the Browns made a push for the postseason. Luckily, it’s been a bit easier with Cleveland winning games. The Browns have gone 4-2 since Watson’s injury.
It’s always tough to be away from your teammates, and I just miss the game of football,” Watson said on Saturday, December 23.
“You work so hard to be part of it, but at the same time, injuries happen, and you’ve just got to be able to deal with the outcome that comes with it. But I’m very supportive and the guys, gotta keep rolling.”
The Browns went 5-1 with Watson as the starting quarterback this season. He completed 61.4% of his passes for 1,115 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions in those games..
Through two seasons, Watson will have appeared in just 12 games for Cleveland. He missed all but one quarter of play during a four-game stretch earlier this season with a rotator cuff strain.
He also served an 11-game suspension last season after a settlement with the NFL over violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Flacco has been a revelation for the Browns’ offense, with the 38-year-old turning back the clock and looking like one of the sharpest passers in the league. Sunday’s victory was his third consecutive game going over 300 yards.