Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
3%
1 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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Maybe the Cleveland Browns didn’t strike out when they made that blockbuster trade for Deshaun Watson.
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they → strike → Watson
A deal that was a disaster for four years is suddenly producing some hits.
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that → produce → hits
After Browns owner Jimmy Haslam called the trade “a big swing and miss,” Watson beat out Shedeur Sanders for the starting job.
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Watson → call → job
It appeared the experiment would only last two weeks and Sanders would start the home opener in Week 3 in front of the fans Watson called out in training camp for cheering when he got hurt in 2024.
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he → appear → 2024
But Watson led the Browns to a comeback win on the road in Tampa Bay in Week 2.
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Watson → lead → Week
That’s three straight comeback wins in the fourth quarter for Watson and the Browns, who lead the division with a 3-1 record.
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who → ’ → record
“There’s belief, hope, determination,” Watson said on Amazon Prime Video after the game.
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Watson → ’ → game
“Those guys look at me and they just want me to lead the ship.
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me → look → ship
I told them to believe in me, do what I ask and I’m gonna make a play when the ball and opportunity come and that’s what happened.
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what → tell → play
The Browns shocked the football world in 2022 when they traded a slew of draft picks, including three first-rounders, to get Watson from the Texans.
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they → shock → Texans
It was even more stunning when they gave him a fully guaranteed $230 million, five-year contract.
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they → give → contract
It was a record for most guaranteed money until Josh Allen and the Bills broke it in 2025.
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Allen → guarantee → 2025
Watson was suspended the first 11 games of his first season because more than two dozen female massage therapists accused him of sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault during private massage therapy sessions in Texas.
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therapists → suspend → Texas
He didn’t play well when he came back and made just 19 starts, going 9-10 before he tore his right Achilles tendon in October 2024 and tore it again while rehabbing.
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he → play → it
“It’s a credit to him to work as hard as he did for 22 months,” Browns first-year coach Todd Monken said.
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Monken → ’ → months
He had already had a great career.
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He → have → career
To work to get to this point, I told him: ‘We were gonna introduce you last.’
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We → work → you
He’s completed 69.6 % of his passes for 855 yards, eight TDs and two picks with a passer rating of 104 in four games.
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He → complete → games
Watson is finally playing like the quarterback who went to three Pro Bowls in four seasons in Houston.
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who → play → Houston
“We’ve been seeing it in practice all year, all camp,” Browns cornerback Denzel Ward said.
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Ward → see → practice
“We knew what we had in the locker room, just competing against him in practice and he’s been coming out here and showing it so we believed in him the entire time and he’s proven us right and proven himself right.”
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he → know → himself
Watson has come a long way in a few weeks.
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Watson → come → weeks
After a poor performance in a lopsided loss to Jacksonville in the season opener, it seemed going into Week 2 that he was possibly going to make his last start.
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he → seem → start
But he made the most of it, beginning a streak of comebacks.
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he → make → comebacks
Watson’s wife, Jilly Anais, watched his postgame news conference in Tampa Bay off to the side.
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wife → watch → side
She was ecstatic to celebrate, telling Watson he deserved to win.
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he → celebrate → Watson
The couple walked out of the room with big smiles.
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couple → walk → smiles
Watson hasn’t stopped smiling.
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Watson → stop → ?
Same goes for Browns fans, who aren’t complaining about Watson anymore.
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who → go → Watson
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