Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson Listed As Questionable With Shoulder Injury, Expected to Play Sunday

The Cleveland Browns have listed quarterback Deshaun Watson as questionable for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Watson has been limited in practice this week due to soreness in his right throwing shoulder, but Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot reported that Watson "said he's okay and expects to face the Ravens." Browns teammate Myles Garrett also believes Watson will play on Sunday.

"He's gotta make the best decision for himself, as well as for this team, and what he can put forward," Garrett told Cabot. "Knowing him, he's a baller. He's fought through a lot of things. We think he'll play, but if he doesn't, we just have to up our intensity just one more notch."

The veteran quarterback took some reps with the first team throughout the week, but fifth-round pick rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson took the other snaps and will be Watson's replacement if he is ruled out Sunday.

"I'm ready for it," Thompson-Robinson told Jake Trotter post-practice Friday. "Very confident in my preparation for the week... it's just a normal week for me, like it's been since I got here."

Watson has played just nine games with Cleveland after he was suspended for the first 11 games of last season because of accusations of sexual misconduct and assault from two dozen women. Upon his return, the Browns finished the season 3-3 in the final six games.

Through the first three weeks of the 2023 season, Watson has struggled; throwing for 678 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. The former Texans quarterback has a QBR of 46.0 and passer rating of 87.8. He also has 83 yards and one touchdown on the ground.