DeshaunWatson

News: 5 days agoWatson is slated to play in the Browns' preseason finale against the Seahawks on Saturday, Aug. 24, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Spin: Watson isn't in line to play Saturday against the Vikings in Cleveland's second preseason contest, but he's expected to see some action in the team's final exhibition outing. Per Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, coach Kevin Stefanski has generally played most of the Browns' healthy starters, including the QB, in preseason finales during his tenure, and in that scenario Watson would be seeing his first game reps since Week 10 of the 2023 season.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Watson is set for his third season in Cleveland and seventh overall as a pro. A 2022 suspension and a shoulder injury last season have limited Watson to only 12 starts with the Browns, in which he has averaged just 14.4 points per game and completed 59.8% of his passes. The team traded for WR Jerry Jeudy this offseason to bolster the pass game opposite Amari Cooper and David Njoku in Kevin Stefanski's quarterback-friendly offense. However, while Watson was playing at a scheme-transcendent level earlier in his career with the Texans, his lack of availability and declining production in Cleveland creates concern and drops his fantasy value into the QB2 range.