Browns' Deshaun Watson ruptures Achilles for second time, putting 2025 season in doubt: report

Nick Wright breaks down why the Cleveland Browns are a sneaky bet to fall to the No. 1 pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson ruptured an Achilles again and needed another surgery to repair it, according to a new report. 

Watson originally tore an Achilles Oct. 20.

Browns general manager Andrew Berry said during a press conference this week the quarterback had a setback, and tests showed the new tear, according to the NFL Network.

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Cleveland Browns' Deshaun Watson walks off the field after a game against the Dallas Cowboys in Cleveland Sept. 8, 2024.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

The surgery leaves Watson’s status for the 2025 season in doubt. 

Without Watson, the Browns could turn to the NFL Draft or free agency to replace him. 

The team holds the No. 2 overall pick in the draft and will have the opportunity to select top quarterback prospects Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward if the Tennessee Titans don’t take one of them with the No. 1 overall pick. 

The trade for Watson a few years ago has hampered the Browns, who gave up a lot of draft capital and signed him to an exorbitant deal.

The Browns gave up first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in addition to other picks, to acquire him from the Houston Texans. 

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson during practice at the team's training complex Nov. 30, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)

On top of the draft capital the Browns gave the Texans to acquire him, they signed Watson to a five-year, $230 million contract that is fully guaranteed. 

With Watson’s play and off-field issues, the