The Cleveland Browns are coming off an 11-6 season that saw them reach the playoffs. Joe Flacco stepped up in a big way and showed what the Browns are capable of with quality quarterback play. Deshaun Watson is looking to come back from injury and provide that same spark to the offense.
His backup, Jameis Winston, has been in the league a while and knows what it takes to win games. The two got into a little bit of an altercation that went viral on social media. Watson has now addressed that conversation.
Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson Addresses Heated Conversation With Jameis Winston
After training camp practice on Monday, August 12th, Winston and Watson had an extended conversation. It was reported by Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com that both quarterbacks were “on one knee at the end of the 11-on-11 session, Winston talking animatedly with his hands while Watson listened intently to what Winston had to say.” Full video:
#Browns QB Deshaun Watson getting some time with backup Jameis Winston post-practice. pic.twitter.com/UgLGNOiOG8
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) August 12, 2024
Watson addressed the conversation publicly:
“We just got finished with conditioning, so I was cooked, I was tired, and then he came over, he just being Jameis and just being a motivator, a leader, a good friend and a great teammate,” Watson said on Thursday, August 15. “So we were just talking about just everything that kind of went on.”
Winston is a veteran with extensive experience. Over his nine seasons, he has passed for 22,104 yards, 141 touchdowns, and 99 interceptions. He has a 34-46 record as a starter and made the Pro Bowl in 2015 as a rookie.
Watson values his opinion and has embraced having him as an additional leader in the quarterback room.
“It’s going to help both of us,” he said. “I think coming from similar but different backgrounds, he’s played a lot of football, he’s been at the highest level, been around other pro quarterbacks. So for me it’s to be able to learn and build off the knowledge and then vice-versa, him learning from me and what I see in different schemes and different offenses and success that I had.”
“We’re feeding off each other and not just us two, but the whole room, Snoop (Tyler Huntley), DTR (Dorian Thompson-Robinson), we’re a brotherhood so every time you see us moving it’s probably one of us with each other. So that’s the chemistry and the love that we have in that room is definitely one of the best I’ve ever had.”
The Browns will need Watson to play like he did from 2018-2020 if they want a chance to win the Super Bowl.
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