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Source: ESPN | Category: Sports World | Date: Aug 13, 2026
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Watson tapped to start Browns' preseason opener
Shedeur Sanders will start the team's second preseason game at home against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. Browns coach Todd Monken informed the quarterbacks...
Key points
- Shedeur Sanders will start the team's second preseason game at home against the Buffalo Bills on Aug.
- Browns coach Todd Monken informed the quarterbacks of his decision after practice Wednesday.
- Watson and Sanders have been alternating first-team practice reps in Cleveland's quarterback competition Saturday's exhibition will mark Watson's first game since he tore his right Achilles tendon in October 2024.
- Watson said the preseason would be a "great opportunity" for him as he has played in only 19 games because of suspension and injuries since being traded to the Browns in March 2022.
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Shedeur Sanders will start the team's second preseason game at home against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. Browns coach Todd Monken informed the quarterbacks of his decision after practice Wednesday. Watson and Sanders have been alternating first-team practice reps in Cleveland's quarterback competition Saturday's exhibition will mark Watson's first game since he tore his right Achilles tendon in October 2024. Watson said the preseason would be a "great opportunity" for him as he has played in only 19 games because of suspension and injuries since being traded to the Browns in March 2022. "I'm super excited," Watson said Wednesday. "We approach practice like a game," Sanders said Wednesday.