The Browns will likely sign Joe Flacco early next week. Deshaun Watson expected to be at his best before camp: Insider

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Joe Flacco’s practice for the Browns went smoothly on Friday, and barring any surprises in the next few days, he could be signed as the Browns’ third quarterback as early as next week to replace Deshaun Watson.
A season with a broken shoulder.

Flacco, 38, will initially join the practice squad and could be called up if needed.
If all goes according to plan, fifth-round pick Dorian Thompson-Robinson should play well Sunday against the Steelers and help the Browns move to 7-3 and advance to their first playoff appearance since 2020.

But if Thompson-Robinson, who made his first NFL start in Week 4’s 28-3 loss to the Ravens, needed more spice, Flacco was always there for P.J. Walker was able to come in and start the game for the Browns, who were up 18-3.
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Sure, Flacco is 3-14 in his last 17 contests with the Broncos and Ravens since leaving Baltimore after 2018, but the Jets won 31-30 over the Browns in Week 2 last year.
season and the Browns hope he still has Super Bowl MVP skills.

Sure, it was his only win against the Jets in four starts last season, but he showed some ability to help the Ravens go 96-67 and beat the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII 2021.

Flacco had a 110.7 rating on 26-of-44 passing for 307 with four touchdowns and no interceptions that day against the Browns. He threw two touchdown passes in the final 82 seconds en route to one of the biggest upsets in Browns history, and the club is hoping for a few more.

The Browns believe he will be more than just a mentor to Thompson-Robinson as he looks to build on his starting performance from last season and lead the Browns to a playoff berth and an AFC North crown.

If Flacco gets up to speed, the Browns will need to replace Thompson-Robinson because of his wealth of experience at no.

You can also choose 2 Walkers.
With a combined 10 NFL starts between Thompson-Robinson (0-1) and Walker (5-4), the Browns have an experienced presence, especially since Watson is scheduled to have surgery in Los Angeles next week and won’t . The team has had some important home games for a while now.

Flacco was the only quarterback the Browns brought to practice Friday, and he focused on adding to the ground.
That doesn’t make Robert Griffin III happy.

Former Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III lobbied hard for a spot on his podcast this week, but the Browns never considered signing him.

“The Browns should start me at quarterback,” he said on the podcast.
“For once, I’m 33 years old and I understand the game better than I have my entire career.

I know how to slip and I know when to slip. That’s been a big problem in my eight years in the NFL. But I learned. “I’ve learned from my mistakes and I’m ready to show it can be done,” he said.

Griffin missed the game and Watson, who suffered a shoulder injury in the second half of Sunday’s 33-31 win over the Ravens, also went 14-for-14.

“None of the 14 recommendations would cost $230 million,” Griffin said.
“From there, they had to run the game because they had dogs on defense, starting with Myles Garrett.

“Well, what do you think?” I can do it! I can go out and officiate the Cleveland Browns and continue to help them make that Super Bowl run that they want.

He also noted his 4.3 speed and ability to throw the ball 80 yards.
Unfortunately for Griffin, the Browns focused on Flacco early and didn’t see anyone else good enough to give them a look. Watson expected to return to full strength by training camp

The Browns expect Watson to be at full strength in training camp and miss next season when he returns from surgery to rehabilitate a fractured glenoid in his right shoulder socket.

He spoke this week with top shoulder expert Neil S. Dr. Elattrache is a physician at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles, California, and will continue his rehabilitation there for the foreseeable future.

The timing is perfect for the Browns, who will fly to Los Angeles after next weekend’s game in Denver and work out at UCLA before a game in Los Angeles in December. 3 against the Rams.

This will allow Watson to spend time with the Browns during practices, team meetings and contact activities in Los Angeles before returning to Cleveland after the game.

Watson will likely spend the first part of his rehab with the medical staff in Los Angeles rather than flying back and forth during the early stages of his recovery.

But Watson and the Browns believe he may have had surgery by the best shoulder surgeon in the country, and everyone expects him to make a full recovery in camp.

If all goes according to plan, Watson is scheduled to start in a few months, and an orthopedic surgeon who has worked with NFL teams but has not treated Watson told Sports Base that he should be back playing football full-time in about six months. If the operation is arthroscopic or open.

He won’t require repair of a strained rotator cuff, and the Browns are confident the two shoulder injuries are unrelated.

Watson suffered a fractured glenoid, essentially a dislocated shoulder, in the first half of Sunday’s 33-31 win over the Ravens. He said he felt something late in the first quarter but couldn’t remember the exact hit.

Some, including Dr. David J.
Chao, a 17-year NFL team physician and SICscore.com analyst, speculated that the injury occurred during Watson’s 3-yard run in the second quarter after he was hard hit by Patrick Quinn and Kyle Van.

However, Watson doesn’t remember exactly when the fracture occurred, as he turned his leg on a sack by former Brown Jadevon Clowney late in the second quarter. It wasn’t until the second half that it started bothering him and he didn’t report it until after the game was over.

Chao also told Sports Base that the fracture is unrelated to the torn rotator cuff Amani Hooker suffered on Sept.
27 when he hit hard at the end of a 10-yard run. The initial injury sidelined Watson for nearly five weeks, including during a 39-38 win over the Colts when he left after taking a major hit to his shoulder in the first quarter.

Watson has been warned by doctors that playing with a torn glenoid could cause serious damage to his shoulder and may require immediate surgery. There isn’t much precedent for an NFL quarterback suffering such a fracture, and it’s relatively rare.

But the Browns are confident Watson is in good hands and will return to form next season. DaVand Jones hopes to play Sunday against the Steelers.

Jones, the Browns’ starting right tackle, told Sports Base he was “good to go” for the Steelers game after the Ravens game with knee and shoulder injuries.
But we are getting closer.

While it may depend on the medical staff, he said he wants to play.
He wants to help T.J. Watt, third in the NFL with 10.5 sacks, is a half-sack behind leaders Myles Garrett and Daniel Hunter of Minnesota.

If Jones is unavailable, he will be replaced for the second straight week by James Hudson III, who has two starts against the fearsome Watt.
Myles Garrett wants a defensive player to win NFL MVP.

If Garrett and the Steelers had T.J. Watt, two true NFL Defensive Player of the Year candidates, will take the field Sunday with another opportunity to disrupt the game.

But Garrett thinks the defense should be more excited about the NFL MVP award, which hasn’t been won by a quarterback since Lawrence Taylor in 1986.

“Because you all love sensors,” he said.
“This is. People love big scores and big plays from offensive players.
When your quarterback has 2, 3 or 4 sacks and you’re 12-6 or 12-7, it’s not a fun game. It’s not something people want to see anymore.

But I think things can change. I think there can be players that stand out making a variety of plays, either on special teams or on offense.

I still like J.J. We should have won (in 2014) when we had a good year doing something at every stage of the game.
“I think defenders deserve as much attention as other players now.”

Garrett is tied for the team lead with Minnesota’s Daniel Hunter and Bradley Chubb with 11.0 sacks and four forced fumbles.

Watt, who recorded 16 sacks in 11 starts against the Browns, ranked third on the team with 10.5 sacks and recovered three fumbles.