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Browns confirm no quarterback controversy as Deshaun Watson reclaims starting job over Shedeur Sanders

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The Cleveland Browns have confirmed that Deshaun Watson will reclaim the starting quarterback position over Shedeur Sanders for Sunday’s game. Despite Sanders’ impressive performance in a recent overtime loss against the New Orleans Saints, where he completed 19 of 31 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns, Watson is set to return after being cleared from concussion protocol. The article notes that Watson's contract, worth $230 million over five years, has been a source of regret for the Browns.
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The Cleveland Browns confirmed on November 11, 2026, that there is no quarterback controversy as Deshaun Watson will reclaim his starting position over Shedeur Sanders for their upcoming game. Watson missed Week 9 due to a concussion but was cleared ahead of the Saints game, where the Browns surprisingly started Sanders instead. Despite this, Watson remains the starter despite returning from a torn Achilles and being in the final year of his five-year, $230 million contract, which the team has expressed regret over. In his first NFL start against the New Orleans Saints, Sanders nearly led Cleveland to an overtime victory with impressive stats: 19-for-31 for 297 passing yards and two touchdowns. However, a failed two-point conversion attempt ended the game, leaving Watson set to reclaim his role on Sunday.

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Deshaun Watson Reclaims Starting Job
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Browns Colorado Saints the Cleveland Browns the New Orleans Saints

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Sanders PERSON · 5× Watson PERSON · 5× Browns ORG · 3× Colorado GPE · 1× Deshaun Watson PERSON · 1× KC Concepcion PERSON · 1× Saints ORG · 1× Shedeur Sanders PERSON · 1× the Cleveland Browns ORG · 1× the New Orleans Saints ORG · 1×

Narrative

Flacco was traded, and Gabriel suffered a concussion, bringing Sanders into the fold, but when he won his first NFL start, he was the starter for the remainder of the season. Watson, however, returned from a torn Achilles, and it never quite seemed like his job as a starter was in doubt, as long as he was healthy. In his eight games - his most since 2020 - Watson has completed 65.5% of his passes for 1,806 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions.
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However, Watson will recapture his spot as the team's starting quarterback on Sunday.
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Browns confirm no quarterback controversy as Deshaun Watson reclaims starting job over Shedeur Sanders · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Shedeur Sanders was just one completion away from giving the Browns a wild overtime win over the New Orleans Saints this past weekend, as Deshaun Watson missed the Week 9 contest. asserted
Watson → give → contest
However, Watson will recapture his spot as the team's starting quarterback on Sunday. asserted
Watson → recapture → Sunday
Watson entered concussion protocol last week and was actually cleared ahead of the game against the Saints, but the Browns rocked with Sanders anyway. asserted
Browns → enter → Sanders
The Colorado alum had impressive numbers, going 19-for-31 for 297 passing yards and two touchdowns - a 64-yard score to KC Concepcion in the fourth quarter and a 39-yard catch-and-run to Harold Fannin Jr. in overtime. asserted
alum → have → overtime
Cleveland went for a two-point conversion and the win, but the New Orleans pass rush immediately pressured Sanders. asserted
rush → go → Sanders
He scrambled to his right before throwing an incomplete pass intended for Denzel Boston, ending the game. asserted
He → scramble → game
Watson is in the final year of his dreaded five-year, $230 million contract that the Browns have all but admitted to regretting. asserted
Browns → admit → that
Sanders, once thought of as a top-five pick, fell to the fifth round of last year's NFL Draft and entered the season as the third-string quarterback behind Joe Flacco and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel. asserted
Sanders → think → Flacco
Flacco was traded, and Gabriel suffered a concussion, bringing Sanders into the fold, but when he won his first NFL start, he was the starter for the remainder of the season. Watson, however, returned from a torn Achilles, and it never quite seemed like his job as a starter was in doubt, as long as he was healthy. In his eight games - his most since 2020 - Watson has completed 65.5% of his passes for 1,806 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions. asserted
Watson → trade → yards
Sanders is 3-5 as a starter - he threw for 1,400 yards, seven touchdowns, and 10 picks in his eight games last year (seven starts). asserted
he → throw → games
OutKick's Dan Zaksheske contributed to this report. asserted
Zaksheske → contribute → report
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