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Browns Firing Ken Dorsey Signifies That Deshaun Watson’s Reign of Terror Is Almost OverThe Cleveland Browns fired Ken Dorsey on Sunday morning, inching one step closer to removing themselves from the Deshaun Watson nightmare that has plagued them....

Cleveland Browns Fans Left Pondering What Could've Been if Deshaun Watson Were Benched SoonerAfter a narrow loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, Cleveland Browns fans are left to ponder what this season could have been if Deshaun Watson was benched sooner....

Cleveland Browns Are Paying Deshaun Watson to Sink Their Own Ship—And It’s WorkingThe Browns are stuck with Deshaun Watson’s massive contract, a struggling offense, and wasted potential on a championship-level defense. Can they find a way forward?...

Ken Dorsey Will Call Plays for Cleveland Browns, Damage Already Done With Deshaun Watson’s Contract

Ken Dorsey will take over as the Cleveland Browns new play caller, but at 1-6, the damage is already done for Cleveland because of Deshaun Watson's contract....

Health Is at the Heart of Deshaun Watson Debate in 2024

The Cleveland Browns season comes down to Deshaun Watson's availability, as he has not played many games since the blockbuster trade in 2022....

The next QB to reset the market is *checks notes* Dak Prescott?

The NFL has officially reached the point where it is about to jump the shark on quarterback contracts setting — and re-setting — the market....

Deshaun Watson may have to testify in sexual misconduct suit

After three years of pending lawsuits against dozens of women, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson may be forced to testify once again in one of the last remaining sexual misconduct cases against him. ...

And the highest payroll in the AL Central goes to . . . the Kansas City Royals?

If there’s a surer sign that baseball has had a winter of discontent, at least for everyone outside the LA metro area, it’s that the highest payroll in the American League Central belongs to the Kansas City Royals. That’s after they inked star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to an 11-year extension that’s ...

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deshaun-watson - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinYour guide to hate-watching Super Bowl 58’s Chiefs-49ers rerun

The best 2024 could give us for Super Bowl LVIII is a rerun. The Kansas City Chiefs marching into a showdown against a defensive juggernaut helmed by a lowly-regarded quarterback is another reminder that time is a flat circle. We even got a Shanahan-McCaffrey revival 25 years after Ed McCaffrey and ...

by DJ Dunson|

|Tue Feb 06 2024

Has everything 'Bill Belichick' been shadow banned by NFL franchises?

The NFL’s coaching carousel is done spinning, with two of the seemingly most sought-after candidates — Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel — still on the their plastic horses. When the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans announced they were moving on from their respective coaches, I would’ve bet my...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Thu Feb 01 2024

The Bucks may not have a plan, but they aren't afraid to throw money at a problem

At least Milwaukee Bucks fans can say that the Haslems aren’t penny-pinchers. Jimmy and Dee bought their way into the NBA last spring when they purchased former franchise co-owner Marc Lasry’s share. Since then, two Bucks head coaches have been fired and their most recent hire is one of the most wel...

by Stephen Knox|

|Thu Jan 25 2024

Revenge is a dish best served in the NFL playoffs

According to Christopher Wallace’s definition, beef is when you need two gats to go to sleep; when your moms ain’t safe up in the streets; when I see you, guaranteed to be an ICU; when you make your enemies, start your Jeep; and when you roll no less than 30 deep. While I don’t know how many of this...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Thu Jan 11 2024

San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]

It’s one of the toughest times of the NFL calendar. The end of the regular season has been unofficially dubbed “Black Monday” for the head coaches, general managers, and coordinators who will ultimately lose their jobs. In some cases, a relationship has simply run its course, and a business-driven l...

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Wed Feb 14 2024

DeMeco Ryans is the only choice for NFL Coach of the Year

Mike Tomlin still hasn’t had a losing season. Kevin Stefanski’s squad endured five different starting quarterbacks. Dan Campbell has the Detroit Lions hosting a playoff game and they’re the favorite. But, they all fail in comparison to what DeMeco Ryans has done in Houston. A rookie head coach has t...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Mon Jan 08 2024

The playoffs will not be easy for the Ravens and 49ers

The end of the NFL regular season is always a sad day. It signals that only four weeks of NFL games remain until the second week of September. That means I have to spend my next seven months of Sunday afternoons with commercials since there is no RedZone for the rest of the season. (Also, RedZone on...

by Stephen Knox|

|Mon Jan 08 2024

The 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars had an unnatural loyalty to losing

The Jacksonville Jaguars began the 2023 season with a built-in advantage as the only playoff-ready team in a division of bottom-feeders. After last January’s Wild Card comeback against the Los Angeles Chargers, Trevor Lawrence was expected to continue his ascent both in the AFC and up the ranks of e...

by DJ Dunson|

|Mon Jan 08 2024

The Texans are proof that serendipity is the NFL’s most valuable asset

Think about the Houston Texans’ path to this moment. After gutting out a win over the Indianapolis Colts, 23-19, on Saturday, DeMeco Ryans and CJ Stroud locked up a playoff spot in their rookie campaigns. The team that opted out of hiring Josh McCown because it didn’t want to get sued also let the C...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Sun Jan 07 2024

This week in the NFL: Travis Kelce is not pleased; Russell Wilson done in Denver?; Antonio Pierce disrespected in Vegas

Travic Kelce let it all out on an episode of his “New Heights” podcast with brother and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason. After the Chiefs lost three of their last four games, Travis called it “a frustrating f**king experience” and said that everyone – including himself – is contributing to the offe...

by Deadspin Bot|

|Sat Dec 30 2023

Where will Russell Wilson go now that Denver cut him?

Updated March 4: The Denver Broncos will release Russell Wilson, as had been speculated. The team will be hit with a record $85 million dead salary cap charge for cutting the veteran QB. ...

by Staff Report|

|Tue Mar 05 2024

The Broncos have money problems with Russell Wilson, but at least they’re not the Browns

In case I did not make myself clear on Tuesday, the Deshaun Watson contract is never happening again. In the future, no NFL player will ever receive a fully guaranteed contract. For one thing, Patrick Mahomes is not going to push the Kansas City Chiefs for that type of deal. Two, when the Denver Bro...

by Stephen Knox|

|Wed Dec 27 2023

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