After his right calf muscle seemed to pop, the Cleveland Browns quarterback was taken off the field. This is typically a fairly good sign of an Achilles injury.
When Watson tucked the ball in to sprint, the muscle obviously gave way with his first stride; the scene appeared strikingly similar to Kevin Durant’s Achilles injury.
With a 1-5 start, Watson and the Browns have had a difficult season. They traded away Amari Cooper last week.
After agreeing to a $240 million, fully guaranteed contract that is likely to be the worst in NFL history, Watson is currently in his fourth season with the Browns.
Watson had to miss almost two years of football after more than two dozen women accused him of sexual harassment.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson started for Cleveland, who is playing the Cincinnati Bengals, a rival team in the AFC North. Before the game, Jameis Winston was declared inactive.
Prior to the injury, Watson had completed 15 of his 17 passes for 128 yards, which may have been his greatest performance of the season.
