The Cleveland Browns got a poor performance out of Deshaun Watson on Saturday, and a former player is blunt about what it should mean.
Against the Buffalo Bills, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback had a putrid performance in relief of Shedeur Sanders in the second half, covering only 36 yards on 5-of-12 passing and being intercepted once by Te’Cory Couch en route to a 7-31 loss:
In the aftermath of that game, Robert Griffin III, who played with the Browns in 2016, gave this blunt takeaway for head coach Todd Monken:
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“The Browns should start Shedeur Sanders.”
He then added shortly after:
“The Browns absolutely screwed their QB competition up.”
Sharing his sentiment was Ben Axelrod, writer for Front Office Sports:
Watson was also the subject of heavy boos during the game, but he insinuated that they were not related to his play during the post-game press conference:
“I didn’t have no reaction. I think the whole world knows it has nothing to do about the performance. It’s a little bit [more] personal than that. I think that’s a disrespectful thing. I’m gonna keep whatever I feel with me and my family internally with how I feel about that and move on.”
Shedeur Sanders rues Browns fans booing Deshaun Watson during rout vs. Bills
Speaking of the boos Deshaun Watson received from Browns fans, he received a defense from a surprising source.
Shedeur Sanders, who started the game against the Bills, finished with nine completions for 74 yards and a touchdown to Luke Floriea against an interception to Damar Hamlin. After the game, he expressed disappointment in how the fans reacted to the game from the stands:
“Regardless of competition, we’re all human beings. I think we all need to understand that. In this room too, we’re all humans. I don’t do things to humans that I wouldn’t want done to me. I don’t like making people feel uncomfortable in different spaces, and that’s why, even in daily things I do, I try to make sure everybody’s comfortable.”
He continued:
“However you feel about the situation with Deshaun and everything, I think it’s more about a bigger purpose and it’s respect. It’s a respect thing that I feel should be there, because we’re all out there trying to do our best and serve the franchise the best way possible. We’re going out there to win games, doing everything we can.”
The Browns end their preseason this coming Thursday against the New England Patriots. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET.
Edited by Andre Castillo
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