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   BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson remains on   
   track to start Dec. 4 when his suspension ends, Browns general   
   manager Andrew Berry said Wednesday.   
      
   Watson continues to serve an 11-game suspension for violating   
   the NFL's personal conduct policy by committing sexual assault   
   on massage therapists, as defined by the NFL.   
      
   Watson can't begin practicing until Nov. 14. But he'll be   
   eligible to play in Week 13, when the Browns travel to face his   
   former team, the Houston Texans.   
      
   Since Oct. 10, Watson has been allowed to participate in team   
   meetings, meet individually with coaches and work out at the   
   Browns' training facility.   
      
   "It's been great to have him back in the building," Berry said.   
   "He's been focused on working on himself, he's stayed in great   
   shape, he's been a part of the meetings. He's done everything   
   and more that's been asked of him. We'll be excited to have him   
   when he can continue to ramp up football activities and get back   
   on the practice field."   
      
   On Aug. 18, the NFL and NFL Players Association reached a   
   settlement on Watson's 11-game suspension, after he was accused   
   by more than two dozen women of sexual assault and inappropriate   
   sexual misconduct during massage sessions. Watson was fined $5   
   million and has had to undergo a mandatory treatment program, as   
   well. Watson also was banned from the team's facilities from   
   Aug. 30 to Oct. 10.   
      
   Over the summer, Watson agreed to settle 23 of the 24 lawsuits   
   against him at that time. A 25th lawsuit was dropped by the   
   plaintiff when the judge ruled her petition had to be amended   
   with her name. Two other women filed criminal complaints against   
   Watson but did not sue him.   
      
   Two grand juries in Texas declined to pursue criminal charges   
   against Watson earlier this year. But Sue L. Robinson, an   
   independent arbiter jointly appointed by the league and players'   
   union, found that "the NFL carried its burden to prove, by a   
   preponderance of the evidence, that Mr. Watson engaged in sexual   
   assault." Robinson also concluded in her report that Watson's   
   behavior was both "egregious" and "predatory."   
      
   Watson has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. He has yet to do an   
   interview since reentering the team's training facility.   
      
   On Oct. 13, another woman filed a civil lawsuit against Watson,   
   claiming he pressured her into oral sex during a massage session   
   in 2020. Two weeks later, Watson's attorneys filed a series of   
   court exhibits as evidence to undermine the allegation.   
      
   "Like we've said from the beginning, [with] the legal situation   
   with Deshaun, you understand that's got to run its course,"   
   Berry said, "and we'll obviously let Deshaun's legal team speak   
   for that."   
      
   The Browns are just 3-5 headed into their bye, though they are   
   coming off an impressive 32-13 victory over the Cincinnati   
   Bengals on Monday night.   
      
   Despite the losing record, Watson's replacement Jacoby Brissett   
   has shined, posting the eighth-best QBR (60.7) in the NFL to   
   this point.   
      
   Berry said that Brissett "has been everything that we had hoped   
   when we signed him" and that Cleveland's focus until Watson   
   returns would remain on "getting Jacoby ready to play."   
      
   Watson hasn't played in a regular-season game since 2020,   
   sitting out all of last year in Houston while waiting for a   
   trade. He did play the first quarter in Cleveland's preseason   
   opener in Jacksonville, but completed just 1 of 5 passes for 7   
   yards. Berry admitted that while Watson got plenty of snaps with   
   the team during the offseason and in training camp, it might   
   take time to shake off the rust -- even as Cleveland hopes to   
   make a push for the playoffs with him behind center.   
      
   "Our approach isn't to, really any quarterback, but certainly   
   with the time Deshaun has had off, expect him to shoulder   
   everything," Berry said. "That's not how the team is designed or   
   put together. And I don't think that would be a fair ask for any   
   quarterback."   
      
   https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34932478/qb-deshaun-watson-   
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