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Deshaun Watson has been named Cleveland's starting quarterback for week 1 at Jacksonville.

Position: starting quarterback
Team: Cleveland
Opponent: Jacksonville
Week: week 1

Deshaun WatsonQB, CLE Cleveland Browns Jacksonville Jaguars

Earlier reports on this story

Coaching
Browns coach Todd Monken expected to name a starting quarterback between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders today.
Team
Cleveland Browns
Coach
Todd Monken
Decision
name a starting quarterback
Candidates
Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders
Timeline
today
Deshaun WatsonQB, CLE Shedeur SandersQB, CLE Cleveland Browns
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Aug 24, 2026, 5:26 AM EDT
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