The Cleveland Browns will be tied to Deshaun Watson through at least the 2026 season. His five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract has been heavily criticized from the moment it was agreed upon. His poor play, injury history, and off the field issues have been the highlight of his time in Cleveland.
However, some more off the field news during the off-season is making all the headlines.

There will be a wedding between Deshaun Watson and his longtime girlfriend:
Watson and Jilly Anais got engaged, they announced in a joint Instagram post on Sunday, sharing photos of the beach proposal and Anais’ large diamond ring.
“Mrs. Watson Loading…” the post’s caption says.
The couple has been together since July 2019 after first meeting in Los Angeles.
Anais, 29, is a singer, actress and author of a cookbook.
She remained committed to Watson, 29, after he faced mounting sexual misconduct allegations in 2021 from roughly two dozen massage therapists.

Watson settled most of the civil lawsuits filed against him after two grand juries declined to indict him on criminal charges in March 2022.
For the entire 2021 season, the Texans were unable to play Watson due to those allegations.
In the offseason, he was traded to the Browns and signed the aforementioned five-year, $230 million contract with Cleveland.
Here is a look at his career stats:
Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1D | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | Awards | |||||||||||||
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2017 | 22 | HOU | NFL | QB | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 126 | 204 | 61.8 | 1699 | 19 | 9.3 | 8 | 3.9 | 85 | 46.6 | 72 | 8.3 | 8.43 | 13.5 | 242.7 | 103.0 | 83.7 | 19 | 116 | 8.52 | 7.10 | 7.19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | AP ORoY-3 |
2018 | 23 | HOU | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 11-5-0 | 345 | 505 | 68.3 | 4165 | 26 | 5.1 | 9 | 1.8 | 202 | 46.4 | 73 | 8.2 | 8.48 | 12.1 | 260.3 | 103.1 | 61.8 | 62 | 384 | 10.93 | 6.67 | 6.87 | 5 | 5 | 16 | PB |
2019 | 24 | HOU | NFL | QB | 15 | 15 | 10-5-0 | 333 | 495 | 67.3 | 3852 | 26 | 5.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 191 | 49.4 | 54 | 7.8 | 7.74 | 11.6 | 256.8 | 98.0 | 70.5 | 44 | 257 | 8.16 | 6.67 | 6.63 | 3 | 5 | 16 | PB |
2020 | 25 | HOU | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 4-12-0 | 382 | 544 | 70.2 | 4823 | 33 | 6.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 221 | 54.5 | 77 | 8.9 | 9.50 | 12.6 | 301.4 | 112.4 | 63.7 | 49 | 293 | 8.26 | 7.64 | 8.22 | 0 | 0 | 16 | PB |
2022 | 27 | CLE | NFL | QB | 6 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 99 | 170 | 58.2 | 1102 | 7 | 4.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 53 | 41.6 | 46 | 6.5 | 5.98 | 11.1 | 183.7 | 79.1 | 40.4 | 20 | 106 | 10.53 | 5.24 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2023 | 28 | CLE | NFL | QB | 6 | 6 | 5-1-0 | 105 | 171 | 61.4 | 1115 | 7 | 4.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 52 | 38.3 | 59 | 6.5 | 6.29 | 10.6 | 185.8 | 84.3 | 42.9 | 17 | 85 | 9.04 | 5.48 | 5.27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2024 | 29 | CLE | NFL | QB | 7 | 7 | 1-6-0 | 137 | 216 | 63.4 | 1148 | 5 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 49 | 33.3 | 35 | 5.3 | 5.15 | 8.4 | 164.0 | 79.0 | 23.4 | 33 | 191 | 13.25 | 3.84 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 Yrs | 73 | 72 | 37-35-0 | 1527 | 2305 | 66.2 | 17904 | 123 | 5.3 | 48 | 2.1 | 853 | 46.7 | 77 | 7.8 | 7.90 | 11.7 | 245.3 | 98.8 | 244 | 1432 | 9.57 | 6.46 | 6.58 | 9 | 11 | 63 | ||||||
17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 37-35-0 | 356 | 537 | 66.2 | 4169 | 29 | 5.3 | 11 | 2.1 | 199 | 46.7 | 77 | 7.8 | 7.90 | 11.7 | 245.3 | 98.8 | 57 | 333 | 9.57 | 6.46 | 6.58 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||||||
HOU (4 Yrs) | 54 | 53 | 28-25-0 | 1186 | 1748 | 67.8 | 14539 | 104 | 5.9 | 36 | 2.1 | 699 | 49.7 | 77 | 8.3 | 8.58 | 12.3 | 269.2 | 104.5 | 174 | 1050 | 9.05 | 7.02 | 7.26 | 8 | 10 | 55 | ||||||
CLE (3 Yrs) | 19 | 19 | 9-10-0 | 341 | 557 | 61.2 | 3365 | 19 | 3.4 | 12 | 2.2 | 154 | 37.3 | 59 | 6.0 | 5.75 | 9.9 | 177.1 | 80.7 | 70 | 382 | 11.16 | 4.76 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 |

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