The Cleveland Browns eagerly signed up for the circus and backlash that would come with acquiring a quarterback who has been accused of sexual misconduct or assault by dozens of women, in the hopes that Deshaun Watson could be the piece that finally turns their team into a winner—on the field, at least.
Things haven’t gone all that well since then, and they already know that Watson won’t be on the field for them for at least the first six games. If the public had its way—and if the NFL decides to listen to the public—it will be even longer than that before he makes his Browns debut, maybe not even this year.