Rather than moving high-priced quarterback Deshaun Watson to the active roster at the end of his 21-day practice window and allowing more practice work, the Browns are shutting him down. Watson’s journey back from two Achilles tears will end, as Kevin Stefanski confirmed Tuesday, via cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, that the Browns will let his practice window close. This will prevent Watson from playing this season, though that was always a long-shot proposition. This will bring a second full Watson season to a close without a snap taken. The Texans made their then-franchise QB a healthy scratch throughout the 2021 season, after Watson had requested a trade before an avalanche of sexual assault or misconduct allegations surfaced to effectively shut down the former Pro Bowler’s career. The Browns were undeterred, sending three first-round picks and more to the Texans for the embattled QB in 2022. That has proven to be a disastrous decision, as Watson was given an unprecedented contract and not come close to d
