In news that shouldn’t shock anyone, Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson was vociferously and profanely heckled by Jaguars fans in his preseason debut on Friday in Jacksonville.
Here’s a sampling of the welcome Watson received:
They also cheered when Watson’s receivers dropped passes. In fairness, Jags fans likely would have cheered dropped passes from any opponent’s receivers. Though, they sounded like they put a little extra on this one.
Jags fans also varied things by working in a “No means no” chant.
Watson issued an apology, of sorts, on Friday. The Browns QB, accused of over two dozen cases of sexual misconduct, said in a pregame interview that he was “sorry to all the women” he has “impacted” in this situation.
“Look, I want to say that I’m truly sorry to all of the women that I have impacted in this situation,” Watson said in the interview. “The decisions that I made in my life that put me in this position I would definitely like to have back, but I want to continue to move forward and grow and learn and show that I am a true person of character and I am going to keep pushing forward.”
Of course, the “apology” gives no details of what he actually did and only came as he awaits a ruling on an NFL appeal of his suspension that could significantly lengthen the number of games he misses.
Watson also proposed an 8-game suspension as a counter to the 6-game suspension handed to him by former Federal Judge Sue L. Robinson last week.
Regardless, Watson can expect a similar reception whenever he takes the field this season unless he’s playing in Cleveland, of course.