‘No means no’: Deshaun Watson greeted with hostile chants in NFL return

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was given a preview on Friday of what road games will be like when he resumes his NFL career full time.

Watson was given a six-game suspension earlier this month by an independent adjudicator after allegations of sexual misconduct involving more than two dozen women. The NFL wants a longer suspension and has lodged an appeal, with the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, saying the quarterback had displayed “egregious” and “predatory behavior”.

Jaguars fans welcome Deshaun Watson to TIAA Bank with an endearing chant.(via r/NFL) pic.twitter.com/J2XQouZ3ZR

Watson is still available for pre-season games and made his debut for the Browns on Friday night against the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Fans chanted “no means no” and “you sick fuck” at the 26-year-old. He struggled during his short appearance, completing just one of five passes for seven yards in his first game since January 2021, when he was with the Houston Texans.

If you think Jaguars fans aren’t classy, we had a clean version for the kids pic.twitter.com/xKk1lNXlUz

Watson has denied any wrongdoing and grand juries declined to indict him on criminal charges. He has so far settled with 23 of the women who have filed lawsuits against him. The Browns did not make him available for the media after Friday’s games but Watson earlier issued an apology to the women involved in the allegations.

“Look, I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation,” Watson said in his pregame interview. “The decisions that I made in my life that put me in this position I would definitely like to have back, but I want to continue to move forward and grow and learn and show that I am a true person of