(Cleveland) Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson tore the Achilles tendon in his right foot Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals and will miss the rest of the season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.
Published yesterday at 11:52 am
Watson suffered a minor injury in the second quarter of the game that ended 21-14 in favor of the Bengals.
Watson will go under the knife, said the person, who requested anonymity because staff have not yet confirmed the diagnosis from the magnetic resonance imaging test performed on his leg.
This is Watson’s second significant injury in as many seasons, after suffering a glenohumeral joint fracture last year.
The 29-year-old quarterback fell to the ground without being tackled at the end of a play in the first half. Her right leg buckled and Watson lay sprawled on the lawn. Video replays showed unusual movement in his calf, which often occurs when the Achilles tendon is torn.
As he lay on the ground, some Browns fans booed, prompting a strong reaction from some of Watson’s teammates as the team suffered its fifth straight loss.
The injury is another unexpected development in Watson’s controversial time with the Browns.
The latter traded three first-round picks to the Houston Texans and gave him a guaranteed contract of US 230 million in 2022. The agreement was reached and more than twenty women accused Watson of sexual assault and harassment during massage therapy sessions. He settled all but one of these civil cults out of court.
The NFL suspended Watson for his first 11 games with the Browns, and he made just six starts last season before injuring his shoulder.
