So Watson is effectively fighting a two-front war now.Browns fans don't like that Watson has delivered only 19 touchdown passes in 19 games during his $230 million contract.They don't like that his time with the team has been punctuated by a suspension, a season-ending shoulder injury, a season-ending Achilles injury and another Achilles injury that kept him out all of last season.DESHAUN WATSON'S FIRST GAME SINCE 2024 A SUCCESS BECAUSE HE WASN'T AS BAD AS SHEDEUR SANDERS OR DILLON GABRIELWatson is not their guy even though he's on their team.And in Watson's first game at Huntington Bank Field since 2024, he heard it from the fans as they booed him lustily.Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson talks to reporters after a 24-10 victory over the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan.
1, 2023, in Landover, Md.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)"It sucks," coach Todd Monken said of the fan reaction.Watson, meanwhile, made it clear that if Browns fans don't like him, the feeling is mutual."It's a disrespectful thing," Watson said of the fan reaction.
"So, yeah, I mean, I'm going to keep whatever I feel with me and my family internally on how I feel about that."Last time I played on this field, I tore my Achilles.And that same fan base, they cheered when I got hurt.
So what does that have to do with anything about performance when a person gets hurt, especially for your own city?"And they cheer."Todd Monken talks with the media after being introduced as head coach of the Cleveland Browns during a press conference at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on Feb.3, 2026 in Berea, Ohio.
(Nick Cammett/Getty Images)DESHAUN WATSON HARBORS NO ILL WILL TOWARD CLEVELAND AFTER COLLECTING $184M FOR 19 TDS IN FOUR SEASONSWatson said he's tried to earn the love of the Browns fans.He thought being effectively away with injuries, doing charity work in town and working hard to get back on the field would endear him to the fans."I guess it hasn't," he added.
"So that's why I say it's more, it's personal...