Deshaun Watson reflects on suspension heading into second Browns camp: 'The whole situation changed me'

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Quarterback Deshaun Watson is going through his second Cleveland Browns training camp, but this is the first time when he will be able to suit up for Week 1. 

Watson served an 11-game suspension to start the 2022 season after violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, following accusations by more than two dozen women of sexual assault and misconduct during massage sessions. The NFL and NFLPA had a settlement that included the suspension and a $5 million fine while Watson had to enter a treatment program. 

Watson eventually slotted in as the Browns’ starting quarterback once his suspension was over, but this year he is expected to help Cleveland turn the page toward the playoffs once again.

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Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns speaks during a press conference after the Cleveland Browns mandatory veteran minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 7, 2023, in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

But as you’d expect after what Watson has gone through, this year feels much different for him.

"The whole situation changed me," Watson said Sunday via ESPN. "In a situation where I just had to lock in on myself, channel and really know who I'm surrounding myself with and just really who's going to be there and support me even when I'm at my lowest point, and the last few years were definitely my lowest point in my life. 

"But that's part of life. I just grow from it, I learn from it. I continue to move forward and push forward and continue to show my real character, my real personality and who I am."

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