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Browns QB Deshaun Watson on extra designed runs: 'I am actually not a functioning back'

.Deshaun Watson as well as the Cleveland Browns are actually looking for responses on offense, yet the quarterback does not presume added made compete him is actually a tip head train Kevin Stefanski need to try out." I am actually certainly not entering there to ask for more developed operates. ... if I don't must run, I'm not heading to manage," Watson mentioned on Wednesday, according to ESPN. "I'm not trying to take any sort of hits. ... I am actually not an operating quarterback, in a sense. I can easily make factors occur, yet I'm certainly not attempting to operate." I am actually certainly not a running back. It is actually not my specialized. They signed me to toss the ball, choose and be actually a quarterback, certainly not a distance runner." Referencing the season-ending shoulder accident that he went through in November 2023, Watson mentioned that experiencing an accident on an operate would be "a lose-lose scenario" for him and Stefanski, the reigning NFL Coach of the Year.All in every, Cleveland's injustice has actually been just one of the worst in the NFL away from the gate, balancing only 152.3 passing backyards (30th in the NFL), 95.7 rushing yards (24th), 248.0 total lawns (31st) and also 16.7 points (25th) per game. The Browns have actually stopped working to record twenty aspects in a solitary game.Watson has actually totted merely 551 passing yards, 3 passing goals, two interceptions as well as a 71.4 passer score, while finishing 57.8% of his passes. He has also been sacked greater than any quarterback in the league (16 ), most just recently being sacked 8 times in Cleveland's Week 3 loss to the Nyc Giants. Too, right address Jack Conklin (hamstring) and also protection Joel Bitonio (leg) are coping with accidents." It is actually everyone. It is actually coming from on my own, the coaches, the annoying line, tight ends, running backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks. It is actually everyone," Browns head instructor Kevin Stefanski pointed out regarding the team's efforts to guard Watson, according to The Associated Push. "And everybody works to carry out if you want to keep the quarterback tidy." On the rushing front end, Watson has actually rushed for 85 backyards as well as one touchdown this period and also was previously a respected hazard along with his lower legs for the Houston Texans. All over his last 3 periods suiting up (he remained 2021) for the Texans (2018-20), Watson averaged 469 hurrying backyards and also five rushing touchdowns per season.Watson, a three-time Pro Bowler, resides in his third season with the Browns, a period stuck uneasy. He appeared in simply the final 6 games of the 2022 season after offering an 11-game suspension as a result of over twenty lawsuits charging Watson of sexual misconduct that were actually later resolved away from courtroom. Watson then participated in only 6 games again in 2023, as he endured the aforementioned season-ending shoulder personal injury. Cleveland took place to end up 11-6 as well as reach the playoffs in Watson's lack responsible for 2023 NFL Return Gamer of the Year Joe Flacco, who managed for Watson at quarterback.Next up for Watson and also the Browns (1-2) is a roadway competition against the Sin city Raiders (1-2) on Sunday. [Want excellent stories supplied straight to your inbox? Generate or visit to your FOX Sports profile, follow games, teams and players to receive a customized bulletin daily.] FOLLOW Follow your preferences to tailor your FOX Athletics expertise National Football Organization Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson Acquire much more from National Soccer League Follow your preferences to get details about video games, information and also additional.