Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is set to make his first regular-season start in nearly 700 days when the Browns open the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both outlets report that Watson’s start marks his return to regular-season action after a long absence from that level of play.
Yahoo Sports and Yardbarker.com frame the matchup as a significant personal milestone for Watson, tying it to the season opener and his recent public comments ahead of the game. Yardbarker.com adds that this is the first regular-season snap for Watson since Oct. 20, 2024, underscoring the extended gap between his recent activity and full regular-season participation. Yahoo Sports focuses more specifically on the length of time since his last regular-season start and the timing of his discussion ahead of the opener.
The two reports align on the opponent (the Jaguars), the game context (the season opener), and the central fact that Watson is returning to make his first regular-season start in about two years.
