FOUR DAYS BEFORE the Cleveland Browns' 2024 season opener at Huntington Bank Field, Deshaun Watson was asked if he still considered himself one of the league's elite quarterbacks. Watson, for whom Cleveland traded three first-round draft picks to the Houston Texans and guaranteed $230 million for five years in 2022,

Watson, who has been named in dozens of civil lawsuits on behalf of women alleging the quarterback sexually harassed or assaulted them, was suspended for the first 11 games of the 2022 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy when he was with the Houston Texans.

The Cleveland Browns are preparing to take on the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens in Week 8 NFL action. Deshaun Watson will not be under center this week, as he will miss the rest of the season due to a torn Achilles.