Browns designate QB Deshaun Watson for return from PUP

The Cleveland Browns have designated quarterback Deshaun Watson for return from the Physically Unable to Perform list.

This activates a 21-day window for Watson to be activated from the PUP list. Watson will be a limited participant in practice today with the Browns, the first time he has taken the field since tearing his achilles against the Cincinnati Bengals a year ago.

There is a chance that Watson does not make it off of PUP still, as we saw with running back Nyheim Hines a year ago. Hines had his window opened to return to practice, but was never healthy enough to return to the active roster and never played a down in a Browns uniform.

If Watson were to return to the field for the Browns, he would mark the fourth different quarterback to start a game for the franchise in 2025. We'll see if he makes it off of PUP, but for now, the Shedeur Sanders era is still underway.

This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns designate QB Deshaun Watson for return from PUP