The Cleveland Browns have restructured Deshaun Watson's contract, setting the team up for the draft and free agency.

The Cleveland Browns are focused on improving things in the QB room, and with a former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback now in the mix, things could improve alongside Deshaun Watson.

Cleveland restructured quarterback Deshaun Watson’s contract once again, this time clearing almost $36 million. Before the restructure, the Browns were nearly $23 million over the cap.

According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the Browns are widely expected to use the second pick of the coming NFL draft to select one of the top two quarterbacks of this year’s class—either Miami’s Cam Ward, or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders.

The Browns have restructured the contract of QB Deshaun Watson, creating nearly $36M in 2025 cap space. Watson entered Thursday with a $72.7 million 2025 cap number, and the Browns were roughly $23.2 million over the salary cap.

The reported move frees up nearly $36 million in 2025 cap space for the Cleveland Browns ahead of free agency.

Deshaun Watson’s contract has been reworked again by the Cleveland Browns as the team looks to clear salary cap space with the new league year less than one week away.

Ahead of the 2025 NFL season, the Cleveland Browns have officially addressed Deshaun Watson's status, making a definitive decision on the quarterback's future with the team.

The Cleveland Browns restructured Deshaun Watson's contract to create $35.8 million in cap space, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.The move helps Cleveland get cap-compliant ahead of the new league year.

When the Cleveland Browns hired Andrew Berry to be their general manager, the new guy in charge of the front office talked about being aggressive. Learning from his one year under Howie Roseman, Berry has lived up to his statements about aggression.