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Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns looks on after Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Cleveland Browns

Tom Ley

Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris (L) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attend an event with U.S. President Donald Trump on the NFL Draft in the Oval Office of the White House on May 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall.

How The NFL Gets Away With It

Justin Ellis

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns is taken off the field on a medical cart in the second quarter of a game against the Cincinnati Bengalsat Huntington Bank Field on October 20, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

NFL Quietly Drops Latest Investigation Into Sexual Assault Allegations Against Deshaun Watson

Patrick Redford

CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 27: Jameis Winston #5 of the Cleveland Browns celebrates after his team's 29-24 win against the Baltimore Ravens at Huntington Bank Field on October 27, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Browns Win Because Of, Despite Jameis Winston

Crying Deshaun Watson Carted Off Field After Non-Contact Leg Injury

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Damone Clark #18 of the Dallas Cowboys during the second half at Cleveland Browns Stadium on September 08, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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End This Farce

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 08: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks on after the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Stadium on September 08, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cowboys defeated the Browns 33-17. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

New Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Deshaun Watson

Samer Kalaf

Deshaun Watson sits on the turf during the Browns' game against the Cowboys

The Browns Are Getting The Deshaun Watson They Deserve

CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 17: Fans look on prior to a game between the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks 2024: Cleveland Browns

Deshaun Watson wearing traditional Saudi clothing.

NFL’s Preeminent Creep Now Trying To Lure League To Saudi Arabia

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns runs a drill during the Cleveland Browns OTAs at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on May 31, 2023 in Berea, Ohio.

Why Your Team Sucks 2023: Cleveland Browns

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 04: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens watches the game against the Denver Broncos at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

The Ravens Can’t Just Pretend The Browns Didn’t Give Deshaun Watson All That Money

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks onward from the sideline during the second quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

Deshaun Watson Returns And The Browns Win Without Him

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns warms up prior to a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at FirstEnergy Stadium on August 27, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio.

New Lawsuit Filed Against Deshaun Watson

Barry Petchesky

during a preseason game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Texans’ Deshaun Watson Jersey Trade-In Is Great News For Brandon Weeden Superfans

Ray Ratto

The NFL And Deshaun Watson Did The Math

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Cleveland Browns

Kalyn Kahler

A photo of lawyer Tony Buzbee unveiling a giant blow up of a Adam Schefter tweet. The tweet reads: "This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of the criminal complaints."

Lawyer For 24 Women Who Sued Deshaun Watson Slams NFL Investigation—And Adam Schefter

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

A screenshot of Ashley Solis speaking at a press conference on Thursday. She is standing at a podium, in front of two microphones, and looking into the camera.

The Full Statement Of Ashley Solis, The First Woman To Speak Out Against Deshaun Watson

This Is A Mess

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns looks on during Cleveland Browns training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on July 27, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.

At Browns Camp, Deshaun Watson’s Six-Game Suspension Is Nobody’s Business

Deshaun Watson’s Short Suspension Falls Squarely On The NFL

Deshaun Watson Suspended Six Games

What And When Did The Texans Know About Deshaun Watson?

Deshaun Watson #4 of the Cleveland Browns takes off his helmet as he warms up during the Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 14, 2022 in Berea, Ohio.