The Cleveland Browns are rarely normal. Rarely smooth. Rarely highly functioning. Rarely does what the team does make sense.
In Week 4 of the 2023 NFL season, Browns HC Kevin Stefanski told the media that QB Deshaun Watson was medically cleared. All of the communication that week was that they expected Watson to play against the Baltimore Ravens.
Watson’s injury kept him out.
Then the bye week happened and, despite all the rest, Watson wasn’t back on the field Monday or Wednesday for the Week 6 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.