Cleveland Browns feeling 'stressful' over possible Deshaun Watson suspension claims Kareem Hunt

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has opened up about how the team is feeling as they wait for a verdict on the Deshaun Watson situation. 

The Cleveland Browns quarterback is currently under investigation from the National Football League over 24 acts of sexual misconduct that he has been accused of committing during his time with the Houston Texans. Whilst he was not indicted by a criminal court for the allegations, he has been facing a number of civil suits against him from his accusers.

He did reach a settlement with 20 of those accusing him, the NFL is currently conducting their own investigation into the matter as they look at how long he could be suspended as a result of his actions, with reports emerging that an indefinite suspension could be coming his way. 

The Browns, despite knowing these accusations were hanging over him, still traded for Deshaun Watson this offseason and gave him a fully guaranteed, 5-year, $230m contract to be their quarterback for the future. 

Keeping things on the field, it was clear that the Browns needed an upgrade at quarterback, as whilst incumbent Baker Mayfield had given the Browns offence a little boost when he came in after the 2018 NFL Draft, with Watson having thrown for more yards, more touchdowns and a better pass completion percentage during his time in the NFL, he represented a clear upgrade to the Browns passing attack.

And given that they already had a pretty potent run game, which thanks to the work laid down by Hunt as well as Nick Chubb and D’Ernest Johnson was the 4th best in terms of yards on the ground and 7th in touchdowns, adding Watson could have made them one of the best all-round offences in the league.

And according to Hunt, having to wait to hear what