BEREA, Ohio (AP) — While Deshaun Watson’s rehab from right shoulder surgery is on a conservative track, the Cleveland Browns are expecting the quarterback to be ready for their season opener.
“We feel really good about it,” general manag
er Andrew Berry said Thursday at his annual pre-draft news conference. “I’m not going to make any predictions, just because you just never know. But that’s certainly our expectation.”
Watson suffered a fracture to the glenoid bone in his throwing shoulder and had his second season with Cleveland end after just six starts.
The 28-year-old Watson has played in 12 games since th
e Browns acquired him in a 2022 trade from Houston and signed him to a fully guaranteed $230 million contract.
Earlier this week, Watson said his recovery is going well. He’s following a rehab regimen prescribed by his surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who repaired his glenoid socket and a partially torn labrum on Nov. 21.