Update (Monday, 2:00 PM ET): Speaking Monday, head coach Todd Monken declined to name a starting quarterback for Week 10 against the Texans, according to Daniel Oyefusi, as relayed by Rotoworld.
Update (Monday, 11:45 AM ET): The Browns plan to start Deshaun Watson in Week 10 against the Texans, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, as relayed by Rotoworld.
Update (Saturday, 12:58 PM ET): Deshaun Watson has cleared the concussion protocol and remains questionable for Sunday’s game against the Saints, but Shedeur Sanders will start, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network and Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. Watson will make the trip, Cabot added.
Update (Friday, 1:19 PM ET): Coach Todd Monken announced Shedeur Sanders will start at quarterback Sunday vs. the Saints, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. Watson returned to practice Friday on a limited basis but has not yet cleared the concussion protocol, and Monken was noncommittal on whether Watson will be the backup, according to Daniel Oyefusi.
Update (Thursday, 4:27 PM ET): Watson did not practice again Thursday while he remains in the concussion protocol, and Shedeur Sanders is in line to start Sunday vs. the Saints, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Update (Wednesday, 12:10 PM ET): Coach Todd Monken is not yet ruling Watson out but acknowledged it is harder for a quarterback to make it back the week after a concussion, and Shedeur Sanders will take the first-team reps in practice Wednesday, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.
Update (Wednesday, 10:20 AM ET): According to a Browns statement relayed by Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston, Watson took a helmet-to-helmet hit during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Steelers.
Browns QB Deshaun Watson has been placed in the concussion protocol, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Schefter said QB Shedeur Sanders is next in line to start Sunday's game vs. the Saints. James Palmer of NFL Network reported that Watson told the Browns' medical staff Tuesday morning he had been experiencing concussion symptoms Monday night, and was then placed in the protocol.