Like sand through the hourglass, these are the days of the Deshaun Watson injury saga.
As the Cleveland Browns returning to practice on Wednesday ahead of their Week 8 meeting with the Seattle Seahawks, the situation surrounding their starting quarterback was back to being a big old mystery.
Watson once again skipped his media availability prior to practice, generally a tell tail sign that a player is not going to be on the field that day.
For what it's worth, Watson skipped his usual Wednesday media session two weeks ago, prior to the matchup with the 49ers and not only didn't practice the entire week but also sat that game out.
The prevailing thought is that the same situation could play out this week.
Prior to the Colts game, the 28-year-old spoke publicly for the first time since he injured his shoulder back in Week 3 against the Titans. The Browns signal caller opened up about the strain of his subscapularis – a muscle within the rotator cuff of his throwing shoulder. According to Watson, the strain includes a number of small micro-tears that will only take time to heal. He ultimately opted for playing against Indianapolis on Sunday.
Watson also mentioned that usually rotator cuff injuries like the one he's dealing with, normally take four to six weeks to heal. In his instance, both he and the team have been taking a "day-to-day" approach to the ailment, understanding that the recovery time can vary.
Still, Watson got off to a rough start against Indianapolis in Week 7 and after leaving the game following a hard hit, was just one-for-five passing, for five yards and an interception. It didn't look like he was able to drive the football the way he normally would.
Things can change quickly. Just last week, Watson didn't practice with the team Wednesay, then was a limited and full participant on Thursday and Friday respectfully, before playing in the game Sunday. Similar to previous weeks, the situation remains fluid.
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