Watson (knee) was placed on the Browns' practice-squad injured list Tuesday.
Watson won't be eligible to be elevated from the practice squad for at least the next four games after he was injured in Sunday's win over the Bucs. Watson has appeared in both games to begin the 2026 campaign, logging 35 snaps on special teams.
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Browns' Nathaniel Watson: Participating in training camp
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Watson (biceps) is participating in Cleveland's training camp Wednesday.
Watson has now fully recovered from the biceps injury that forced him to miss the entirety of the 2025 campaign. The 25-year-old will spend the remainder of the summer competing for the backup middle linebacker role behind Carson Schwesinger.
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Browns' Nathaniel Watson: Placed on season-ending IR
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Watson (biceps) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.
Watson sustained a biceps injury in Wednesday's practice, per head coach Kevin Stefanski. The linebacker will miss the entire 2025 season.
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Browns' Nathaniel Watson: Lands with Cleveland
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The Browns selected Watson in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 206th overall.
Watson was an elite producer at Mississippi State, tallying 113 and 137 stops in his final two years of eligibility. He earned both All-American and All-SEC honors, but he fell down the draft board due to struggles in coverage. If Watson can latch on with a team early in his career, he could eventually become a two-down producer in the middle of a defense.
