{"id":111074,"date":"2024-03-27T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=111074"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:07:11","slug":"browns-star-deshaun-watson-calls-out-rivals-qb-move-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/browns-star-deshaun-watson-calls-out-rivals-qb-move-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Star Deshaun Watson Calls Out Rival\u2019s QB Move"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deshaun Watson\u00a0was not a big fan of the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0trading for former first-round pick\u00a0Justin Fields.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0shipped Fields to the Steelers, receiving a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick that can become a fourth-rounder. If Fields hopes to start, he\u2019ll have to beat out 9-time Pro Bowler\u00a0Russell Wilson. After being cut by the\u00a0Denver Broncos, he signed with the Steelers this offseason.<\/p>\n

Wilson is the likely starter in Pittsburgh, and Watson believes there are better situations for Fields out there.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, and I\u2019m very on the conservative side, so I think Russell\u2019s gonna be better. I think they should have a competition, best man wins, at the end of the day, but to each his own,\u201d\u00a0Watson said\u00a0on the most episode of his \u201cQB Unplugged\u201d podcast. \u201cThat\u2019s their own organization, they said Russell\u2019s the guy. I think if he\u2019s the guy, I think Justin could have went to a better situation so he can play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watson has\u00a0discussed the Steelers\u2019 quarterback situation\u00a0before, praising Pittsburgh for signing Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u201cPittsburgh is a good organization. It\u2019s crazy for me to say it because I\u2019m a Brown. I\u2019m just keeping it 100,\u201d Watson said. \u201cAt the end of the day, you have to give respect where respect is due. Tomlin is going to have them boys right. It made sense for [Wilson] to go there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bears Worked With Justin Fields on Trade Destination<\/h2>\n

Fields seems to have a different take on the situation. The Bears worked with him on finding his next team as they weighed a half-dozen offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a starter with Russ but there was more of an open competition, it felt like from my perspective, where there were other opportunities where there were some quarterbacks that were either veteran guys or young guys that had already been paid, so it would have been a tougher situation for him to get on the field,\u201d\u00a0Bears GM Ryan Poles said on March 25. \u201cI said that at the combine: I wanted to do right by him. We did that. We had a really good conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still a long way to go before Week 1 but\u00a0Steelers coach Mike Tomlin\u00a0said Wilson is in \u201cpole position\u201d to be the starter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not resistant to competition, but as I\u2019ve mentioned several times of late, I just think it\u2019s appropriate to establish positioning. \u2026 And the term that I\u2019ve used is Russell has pole position,\u201d\u00a0Tomlin said. \u201cAnd why do I use that term? Because during this time where we are not formally working, I just think it\u2019s beneficial. His experience in the National Football League, his process has been honed and perfected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Browns QB Deshaun Watson on Track for Week 1 Return<\/h2>\n

Watson is working his way back from a season-ending shoulder injury. The Browns are confident their $230 million passer will be\u00a0ready to roll for the start of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing everything he\u2019s supposed to, so he\u2019s right on track,\u201d\u00a0Stefanski said, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. \u201cHe\u2019s right where he is supposed to be, so I\u2019d anticipate that he\u2019s throwing this spring with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through two seasons with the Browns, Watson has appeared in just 12 games. He\u00a0passed for 1,115 yards, 7 touchdowns and 4 interceptions last season. Watson missed time on two separate occasions with shoulder injuries.<\/p>\n

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Deshaun Watson\u00a0was not a big fan of the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0trading for former first-round pick\u00a0Justin Fields. The\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0shipped Fields to the Steelers, receiving a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick that… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}