{"id":111079,"date":"2024-03-27T16:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=111079"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:09:24","slug":"david-njoku-calls-out-browns-fans-questioning-deshaun-watson-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/david-njoku-calls-out-browns-fans-questioning-deshaun-watson-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"David Njoku Calls Out Browns Fans Questioning Deshaun Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Browns\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Deshaun Watson\u00a0may be tougher than any of the Dawg Pound \u2014 or any other NFL fans, for that matter \u2014 think.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1986175237-e1711521569881.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"David Njoku, Browns\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the position of tight end\u00a0David Njoku, who has been in Los Angeles catching passes from Watson as the quarterback rehabilitates from shoulder surgery in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Njoku spoke to the unseen toughness of himself and Watson, as well as other players around the league, during the most recent \u201cLockverse QB Unplugged\u201d podcast, hosted by Watson and his personal quarterbacks coach Quincy Avery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tough As Sh*t! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Njoku80?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@David_Njoku80<\/a> keeps it real about people who criticize players battling through injury\u2070<br \/>QB Unplugged \ud83d\udd0cEpisode 23 with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deshaunwatson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DeshaunWatson<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuincyAvery?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@QuincyAvery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the full episode NOW!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDRw2wPnRH\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/wDRw2wPnRH<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HKztg3pBJ1\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/HKztg3pBJ1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KFncLZxxtw\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/KFncLZxxtw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lockerverse (@Lockerverse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lockerverse\/status\/1771228098769359297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ninety-eight percent of things that happen to us, Deshaun and myself or whoever, nobody knows. And that\u2019s what hurts the most. I keep it real. I\u2019ve had a high-ankle sprain before. That b**** hurts like a mother f*****. That s*** hurts so bad. I couldn\u2019t walk. I thought I was a big old macho man. I couldn\u2019t do nothing.<\/p>\n<p>[Deshaun] tore his shoulder, right? And had a high-ankle sprain the same game, and still beat the juggernaut\u00a0Ravens. You know what I mean? That\u2019s something that people don\u2019t really comprehend the right way.<\/p>\n<p>And seeing all that stuff on social media and stuff, it\u2019s sad because you know the saying, \u201cIgnorance is bliss.\u201d In this case, it\u2019s not really bliss because you don\u2019t know \u2026 all the efforts and stuff being done behind closed doors. I know [Deshaun] is strong-minded but that, you just don\u2019t like seeing that, especially when you\u2019re giving it your all for a city.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Browns QB Deshaun Watson Struggled Before Shoulder Injury<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4909637 visible aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1776915549-1-e1710551167452.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Browns QB Deshaun Watson had a feeling Bengals WR Tee Higgins would demand a trade.\" width=\"782\" height=\"438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4909637\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1776915549-1-e1710551167452.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4909637\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>No one can dispute Watson\u2019s second-half heroics during the Browns\u2019 regular-season win over Baltimore. That said, Watson\u2019s struggles to get on the field and to stay on it \u2014 as well as to play well when he was active \u2014 existed long before his performance against the Ravens in November.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback missed 11 of 17 games in 2022, his first season in Cleveland after signing a five-year deal worth\u00a0$230 million\u00a0in fully guaranteed money, due to an NFL suspension for violating the player code of conduct. After returning to the fold, Watson led the team to a 3-3 record on the strength of a 58.2% completion percentage for 1,102 passing yards, 7 TDs and 5 INTs, according to\u00a0Pro Football Reference.<\/p>\n<p>Watson was equally ineffective as a passer last season before his injury, despite leading Cleveland to a 5-1 record as a starter behind the\u00a0NFL\u2019s best defense. He completed 61.4% of his passes for 1,115 yards, 7 TDs and 4 INTs in those six starts before exiting for the year due to his shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Browns May Need to Rely on Jameis Winston to Take Them to Playoffs in 2024<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4900697 visible aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1612873701-e1710270180546.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Jameis Winston is ready to work with Deshaun Watson after signing with the Cleveland Browns.\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4900697\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1612873701-e1710270180546.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4900697\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>The Browns relied on\u00a0Joe Flacco\u00a0to carry them to the playoffs last season, as Watson sat injured. During the upcoming campaign,\u00a0Jameis Winston\u00a0will be the man under center should Watson find himself sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland decided not to bring Flacco back in 2024 after leading the team to a 4-1 record down the stretch last season. Winston, who is nine years Flacco\u2019s junior, spent the last several years as a backup QB with the\u00a0New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n<p>Like Flacco, Winston has battled interception issues over the course of his career, tallying\u00a099 picks in 93 games played.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Browns\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Deshaun Watson\u00a0may be tougher than any of the Dawg Pound \u2014 or any other NFL fans, for that matter \u2014 think. That\u2019s the position of tight&#8230; <\/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-111079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111079","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=111079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}