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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 25
Chad Johnson Predicts $230 Million Watson Will Lose Browns Job by Week 4
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 25

Chad Johnson Predicts $230 Million Watson Will Lose Browns Job by Week 4

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 25

Summary

  • Week 4 is Chad Johnson’s cutoff: he said Shedeur Sanders will replace Deshaun Watson if Cleveland’s first three games do not "go the way it should."
  • Johnson argued Watson won the starting job because of the fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract, not because he gives the Browns their best chance to win.
  • Watson enters the season after going 9-10 as Cleveland’s starter, battling injuries and drawing boos in the preseason, while Sanders opens the year as the backup.
  • Cleveland starts on the road at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay before a Week 3 home opener against Carolina, which Johnson framed as the point where pressure for a quarterback change could peak.

Insights

If Deshaun Watson falters early, will Cleveland's front office actually allow their massive financial investment to be benched?
Will a massive sunk cost force the Browns to sacrifice their 2026 season before finally turning to Shedeur Sanders?