NFL Rumors: Browns' Deshaun Watson likely out for season with Achilles tendon injury | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

An already poor season for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson took a turn for the worse in Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Watson suffered an injury in the second quarter of the AFC North showdown and was carted off the field after the setback. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that the starter “fears he has suffered a torn Achilles tendon” that would end his season.

To say Watson has underperformed this season would be an understatement.

He entered Sunday with a 1-5 record as a starter and five touchdown passes to three interceptions. Cleveland fans were incredibly frustrated and even loudly booed him when his name was mentioned in the pregame introductions.

Making the situation even more problematic is his five-year, $230 million contract, which is fully guaranteed and runs through the 2026 season.

The contract was met with criticism when the contract was awarded because of his behavior off the field.

Watson was suspended for 11 games during the 2022 season, fined $5 million and ordered to undergo a mandatory evaluation for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. Since March 2021, 27 lawsuits have been filed against Watson by women accusing him of sexual misconduct.

Of the lawsuits, 24 were settled privately.

On the field, this is another development at quarterback. Jameis Winston was inactive against the Bengals as the No. 3 emergency quarterback.

Instead, Dorian Thompson-Robinson was the No. 2 guy behind Watson, taking over when the starter left the game. However, Thompson-Robinson left the game with a finger injury, meaning Winston had to play towards the end.