Browns' Deshaun Watson has ruptured Achilles, source says - ESPN

An MRI revealed that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has a season-ending ruptured right Achilles, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.

Coach Kevin Stefanski had said after his team's 21-14 loss to the Bengals on Sunday that it appeared Watson had suffered a season-ending injury.

Watson suffered the injury when his leg appeared to get hyperextended on a noncontact play as he tried to carry the ball on the first snap after the two-minute warning. Watson immediately gave himself up and fell to the ground.

Shortly thereafter, a cart came onto the field and carried off an emotional Watson. The entire Browns sideline came onto the field as he was placed on the cart.

Multiple players expressed frustration postgame with fans who appeared to cheer after Watson's injury. Watson was met with boos in pregame introductions, which were quickly drowned out by cheers for running back Nick Chubb, who made his season debut after last year's severe knee injury.

«We don't boo guys that are injured on the field, especially when the cart comes out,» defensive end Myles Garrett said after the game. «We should be ashamed of ourselves as Browns and as fans to boo anyone and their downfall.»

Said Stefanski: «I don't think it's ever OK to cheer when someone's injured. I'm sure it's not every person in the building doing that, but that's disappointing.»

The Browns had made Jameis Winston inactive as the emergency third quarterback, so second-year player Dorian Thompson-Robinson entered the game to replace Watson and was 11-of-24 passing for 82 yards and two interceptions. He suffered a finger injury in the fourth quarter, however, and was replaced by Winston, who was 5-of-11 passing for 67 yards and a touchdown to David Njoku.