Deshaun Watson is very excited about Jameis Winston’s arrival, suggesting a promising connection in the Browns’ quarterback group for the upcoming season.
The two have an existing relationship preexisting relationship, and Watson is happy to have Winston by his side. Winston and Watson recently met up in Los Angeles, and it seems like the Browns quarterbacks had a good time.
“It was incredible,” Watson mentioned on Thursday, April 4, as reported by Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “Jameis is a great guy, a great person, better than whatever he does outside of just being himself. The football is just less important. But being around him, his companionship, his leadership, his control of just being very positive.”
The Browns seemed to be leaning towards bringing Joe Flacco going back to Keenum after his successful time as a fill-in for Watson last season. Watson sounds happy that the Browns decided to go with Winston instead and thinks he’ll be a great presence on the team.
“Him being the former No. 1 pick, being around so many great quarterbacks, I just need that energy and want that energy around me,” Watson said. “So once we realized (Browns GM Andrew Berry) signed him, I got his number and I wanted to just ask him questions. He came out to L.A. and visited me, and we had a great time.”
Jameis Winston Aims to Succeed With Deshaun Watson
Getty ImagesDeshaun Watson is excited about developing his relationship with Jameis Winston.
Winston, 30, intends to be a starter again . However, he understands his role in Cleveland and is focused on improving his relationship with Watson.“The most important thing, I believe, is the relationship between me and Deshaun is in a place where it will continue to grow and flourish. And I just admire him as a person and definitely as a football player,”
Winston expressed Winston said during his introductory press conference on March 20. “I look forward to allowing him to lean on me for anything that he needs and also encouraging him and providing him with different resources that he probably hasn’t gotten for people that have been in the same room as him … just serving him and this team, the best way that I can.”
Winston has thrown for 22,104 yards, 141 touchdowns and 99 interceptions in his career. He has a 34-46 record as a starter and made the Pro Bowl in 2015 as a rookie. He spent the last four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, mostly as a backup, starting 10 games over that span.
Browns Possess Deep QB Group Behind Deshaun Watson
Getty ImagesFormer Ravens QB Tyler Huntley has joined the Cleveland Browns.
Winston was not the sole new addition to the Browns’ quarterback group. Cleveland also recruited former Baltimore Ravens passer Tyler Huntley. He’s another quarterback who brings some starting experience and is a dangerous dual-threat.
Browns GM Andrew Berry revealed that he was taken by surprise that Huntley was available and willing to come to Cleveland.
“We’ve always had four quarterbacks,” Berry said. “We have two quarterbacks coming off season-ending injuries. Tyler was just us being flexible, adaptable to an opportunity that quite honestly we didn’t expect in the spring.”
Second-year quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will also be in the mix for the Browns. However, Thompson-Robinson is coming off a hip injury that ended his season and Cleveland won’t rush him into action. Offseason workouts, which begin on April 15, could involve a lot of passes being thrown from Winston and Huntley.
