Browns' Deshaun Watson slams idea he's disincentivized by guaranteed contract: 'Why wouldn't I wanna play?'

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will be unavailable for the team's Week 8 game against the Seattle Seahawks as he continues to deal with a shoulder injury.

Watson started last Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts, but backup quarterback PJ Walker was called upon to finish the game, which the Browns won 39-38. Watson has appeared in four games so far this season, but this Sunday's game will mark the third game he has missed.

The lingering injury has fueled the uncertainty about the Watson's timetable to return. The veteran signal caller admitted that he currently does not feel ready to be on the football field.

"Right now, we're not in a space where I should be out there," Watson said Thursday. "I'm trying to get to a percentage where I can go out there and be very, very beneficial for the team."

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Quarterback Deshaun Watson looks on during the Cleveland Browns' mandatory veteran minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio, on June 7, 2023. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Watson also pushed back against the suggestion that has no desire to get back under center, especially considering his contract with the Browns is fully guaranteed. He argued that critics were attempting to create "controversy and commotion."

"Why wouldn't I wanna play?" Watson said. "I just worked my a-- off for two years to get back to playing, so why wouldn't I wanna play?

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"This is what I've been doing since I was 6 years old. So why wouldn't I wanna play? I see the