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Former Browns player rips team for playing Deshaun Watson

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Oct 13, 2024 7:31 PM ET

A former member of the Cleveland Browns thinks the franchise would be failing to do right by its players by sticking with QB Deshaun Watson following another ugly performance.

Mitchell Schwartz, who played for the Browns from 2012 to 2015, had some harsh words for the organization after coach Kevin Stefanski made clear Watson will remain the team’s quarterback going into Week 7. Schwartz suggested it was unfair for the Browns not to give the team its best chance to win by benching Watson when several veterans are performing well while playing through painful injuries.

It’s incredibly shitty to do this to the rest of the team. Joel Bitonio is out there every week playing through who knows what and has to wreck his body when they have no chance of being good b/c of the QB. Myles Garrett is playing in pain every week. Feel for everyone else there https://t.co/jswBSCNoP8
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) October 13, 2024

“It’s incredibly sh–ty to do this to the rest of the team,” Schwartz wrote on X. “Joel Bitonio is out there every week playing through who knows what and has to wreck his body when they have no chance of being good (because) of the QB. Myles Garrett is playing in pain every week. Feel for everyone else there.”

Watson was ineffective again in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He threw for just 168 yards with the team’s only touchdown coming on a blocked field-goal return. There was a whole host of stats that came out of the game to indicate just how ineffective Watson and the offense have been and how they are not getting any better.

The Browns have been consistently adamant that Watson will not be benched. At this point, it feels like nobody is willing to accept or own up to the reality that the quarterback and his contract have been a disaster for the organization.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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