(Berea) Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is still dealing with a bruised rotator cuff in his shoulder, an injury that kept him out of his team’s last two games and could force him out of action. miss even more.
Watson met with members of the media for the first time since September 27 on Wednesday. The star quarterback confirmed that he is suffering from a “complex” right shoulder injury, and added that he is unable to establish a date for his return to play.
“It could be anytime,” Watson said first. It could be tomorrow, it could be Sunday, it could also be in two weeks. I don’t know. It’s a situation that is reassessed on a daily basis; I follow the recommendations of the medical team, and when the time is right, then I will return to the field.
“I can’t set a timeline at this time,” he added.
Watson missed the Browns’ games leading up to and following their bye week. He suffered his injury while running on September 24 against the Tennessee Titans.
“It’s a difficult situation,” Watson said. We need to take an approach similar to what they advocate in baseball, that we talk to people who have already had to deal with shoulder rotator cuff injuries before. That’s what we do, and I’m just trying to strengthen that muscle, and all the muscles that cover it, so I can get some comfort back. »
If he’s unable to face the Colts (3-3) in Indianapolis this weekend, then P. J. Walker will get the start.
For his part, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said he is not yet ready to exclude him from his game plan against the Colts.
