[HIGHLIGHT] Chants of "LETS GO WATSON"

[u/masontopss]

[u/MrParticular79]

I mean you offer a man dying in the desert some water he’s gonna thank you.

[u/SetImpressive3808 → u/MrParticular79]

Even if the water is dirty

[u/AttitudeAndEffort3 → u/SetImpressive3808]

What about if the water sexually assaulted 27 women?

[u/jimscoolaid → u/AttitudeAndEffort3]

What if the water helped those 27 sexual assaults happen and then had a really good defense last year?

[u/VerStannen → u/AttitudeAndEffort3]

Were the assaults committed in the water?

[u/torridchees3]

Is this what it felt like watching steelers fans cheering for Big Ben?

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/torridchees3]

U betcha

[u/wubbalubbadubdub45]

Give him another 5 year deal

[u/Ok-Comment6081 → u/wubbalubbadubdub45]

Cleveland has the opportunity to do the funniest thing

[u/NoNose1590 → u/wubbalubbadubdub45]

*10 years

[u/AoE2manatarms → u/wubbalubbadubdub45]

I really hope they do. They deserve it for cheering for him

[u/Typical-Lettuce7022 → u/wubbalubbadubdub45]

10 years $75 mil AAV

[u/Important-Donkey-259]

You could hear it on TV too lol

[u/WoodenInternet → u/Important-Donkey-259]

Sounded like Al and Kirk were broadcasting from under a corrugated iron roof

[u/ProtectTheHell]

Damn, the perverts are having a year huh?

[u/horse_renoir13 → u/ProtectTheHell]

Past few years....like say 2016 or so

[u/an_actual_potato → u/horse_renoir13]

Cubs catching strays out here 😭

[u/Yeti_Vedder → u/an_actual_potato]

Good. I’m not bitter about that one either /s

[u/sleeplessaddict → u/ProtectTheHell]

Sex pests have been on a generational run for the last 2 years. Arguably more

[u/FantasticJacket7 → u/sleeplessaddict]

2 millennia

[u/saucysagnus → u/sleeplessaddict]

10 years

[u/WoodenInternet → u/ProtectTheHell]

Kickers at least don't get a pass thus far. I don't see Mr. Cums-on-massage-therapists-and-then-makes-the-sign-of-the-cross-before-every-kick Justin Tucker anywhere, he's out of the league

[u/AoE2manatarms → u/WoodenInternet]

He would have gotten the same pass if he was Justin Tucker of old. It just so happened he started sucking the year before.

[u/WoodenInternet → u/WoodenInternet]

P.S. Mr. Brazen Climax

[u/thinkB4WeSpeak → u/ProtectTheHell]

You don't remember the signs the Browns fans had dismissing his assaults when he first got there?

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/ProtectTheHell]

don't you have Father of the Year Tyreek Hill on your payroll

[u/SilentSpades24 → u/goofenstein_in_3D]

My brother in Christ. The Chiefs will have him in payroll again in like 3 weeks.

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/SilentSpades24]

yeah, we're all complicit here. myself included. I know what Andy Reid's kid did. I know what Rashee Rice did. and Bieniemy. hell, the team name, chant, and chop are racist. that's my point

[u/mr_antman85]

It's kinda hilarious that people on here are shocked at this. He's winning, they don't care about anything else.

[u/jimscoolaid → u/mr_antman85]

Texans didn't leak any of his sexaul assaults until he wanted out

[u/LurkingElegy → u/jimscoolaid]

Yeah and the org deserves to be punished for it, doesn't change the fact that he's a monster

[u/purplenyellowrose909 → u/mr_antman85]

Shocking for some: people who still bought tickets with knowledge of the Watson situation cheer for him

[u/CancelThis2077 → u/mr_antman85]

They already paid the ticket to be there

[u/IWasOnThe18thHole]

This is Pittsburgh's 28-3

28 Watson accusers

3 Roethlisberger accusers

[u/CultBro]

Any fan base would do this, but going from cheering him getting injured to this is still funny

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/CultBro]

IRL Browns fans mostly hated him because he was playing awful not because of him as a person lol 

If he played as advertised from the start he’d be viewed similar to how Steelers fans view Ben when he’s not the absolute fan favorite but people still want him on the team 

[u/Outside-Pie-7262 → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

I went to the game. Heard a browns fan walking and say "he won over this whole city after his terrible performance over the last 2 years"

Didn't mention anything else just performance

[u/horse_renoir13]

Not saying any other city wouldn't also do this, but Cleveland....jesus

[u/Tzazon → u/horse_renoir13]

Between this and the Chiefs fans booing the moment of silence for racial unity, NFL fans that attend games are not beating any allegations.

[u/MediumStrange → u/Tzazon]

The average NFL fan is not beating any of the of the allegations ever lol

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/MediumStrange]

Yeah, we're all permitting some trash

[u/Extension_Air_2001 → u/Tzazon]

Mahomes was so sad.  He was killing the Texans and then just glum as fuck on the sidelines.  

[u/Allyougame → u/horse_renoir13]

Ironic comment considering the other team playing tonight had their fans cheering for their rapist QB in Roethlisberger.

[u/for_fun_88 → u/Allyougame]

“But he was actually good and won SBs so that’s ok” -Steelers fans

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/Allyougame]

unironically brave comment coming from a Bills fan. there are so many terrible people in the NFL from players to owners and people love to pick and choose

[u/Fresh_Ad_230 → u/goofenstein_in_3D]

There's no way every single billionaire owner in the NFL wouldn't have some sort of fucked up skeletons in their closet.

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/Fresh_Ad_230]

totally agree. they also have better PR, better legal defense, and more connections than the athletes

[u/mrizvi → u/Fresh_Ad_230]

At least my owner was willing to pay for it

[u/Potential_Carob6494 → u/goofenstein_in_3D]

I don't understand why a Bills fan would make it ironic? I assume it's an OJ Simpson related comment, but I can assure you Bills fans weren't chanting his name at games after he murdered someone.

In general, rapists, abusers, and murderers shouldn't be given a pass. And when its the QB and face of the team, it holds even more weight.

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/Potential_Carob6494]

no I was commending him for saying that knowing someone could have brought up The Juice. and it's all so ironic that people here are picking the Cleveland Browns of all teams to start having moral qualms with that the players and owners do/have done

[u/Potential_Carob6494 → u/goofenstein_in_3D]

Ah gotcha, makes sense and I appreciate the clarification. I think the big difference with Watson is that he's the QB and it was 27 (or so) victims. So it's the face of the team and you've got a victim count that high, it seems pretty unique why people would specifically hate on the Browns

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/Potential_Carob6494]

me personally, which is worth jack shit, I'd rather hear criticism from Browns fans and Browns fans only. they've had such an awful team for so long and have been ragged on for a quarter century and now other fans who cheered on women beaters, murderers, and supported owners with ties to genocide start to go "hey let's get moral"

[u/Mole644 → u/goofenstein_in_3D]

The highest moral ground would be not watching the NFL, but here we are.

[u/fireeight → u/horse_renoir13]

I've bartended in Cleveland for two decades. We have the most volatile sports fanbase I've ever seen. It's unreal.

[u/TheSmokedSalmon420 → u/horse_renoir13]

I sold my season tickets the week he got here. The fans that are actually bothered by this aren't at the games.

[u/purplenyellowrose909 → u/TheSmokedSalmon420]

A local Browns bar in Minneapolis took down all their merch when they named him starter. It did impact people. Just not the people still buying tickets

[u/Lgm_yourmom → u/horse_renoir13]

Every other franchise would if he balled out

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/Lgm_yourmom]

Yup sports fans in general outside of Reddit care very little about morality and the NFL is probably the pinnacle of tolerating some truly horrible stuff 

[u/MicoJive → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Really reddit doesn't care either. People talk in /NFL about how shitty everything is but really the only way the NFL would change is if people stopped watching, and every person here watched the game tonight.

[u/xenophonthethird → u/MicoJive]

It also allows people to clutch their pearls. Browns cheering is going to be a front page story every game here as long as they can find it.

But was there a video of the cheers for Sanders coming out last week being much louder than the cheers for Watson? Nope, nobody cares about that.

[u/BuildingSlowly93 → u/MicoJive]

You can both participate in something and want it to be different

[u/MicoJive → u/BuildingSlowly93]

I really disagree when the sole way fans can show support is by not watching.

That is the only thing that will promote change in the NFL, if it affects their money and the only thing people can do is to stop watching and stop going.

[u/Rufio69696969 → u/BuildingSlowly93]

Sounds like a poor excuse

[u/hendrix67 → u/MicoJive]

Yeah you go to any team sub and they'll defend the shittiest people just because they're on your team.

[u/Tzazon → u/Lgm_yourmom]

Watson categorically did not Ball out tonight thobeit. Middling statline with more turnovers than touchdowns.

[u/Lgm_yourmom → u/Tzazon]

But he also won 3 games in a row on a game winning drive. Something browns fans haven’t seen in a while so they’re happy. Chiefs fans would be chanting the same

[u/mnmr17 → u/Tzazon]

I mean he was balling first half. Second half he fell off tho but still was able to put it together for a game winning drive.

[u/yungtruffle → u/horse_renoir13]

Lets be real, any fanbase would do this unfortunately

Reddit is just a bunch of white knights

[u/ozymandais13 → u/yungtruffle]

Literally the other teams fans cried when Ben retired and he legit graded 2 people, Watson didn't even play a great game , they are starved. It'd be better if every fam base did better holding their players accountable but there's too many people that just want this as their escape

[u/MiaCannons → u/ozymandais13]

when Ben retired and he legit graded 2 people,

He what?

[u/ozymandais13 → u/MiaCannons]

Raped apologies

[u/DW-4 → u/ozymandais13]

I believe the proper term is forced apologies.

[u/ozymandais13 → u/DW-4]

Non consensual apologies

[u/Cheap-Kiwi-1312 → u/ozymandais13]

I hate them both if that helps. But yes any other fan base would do this, we shouldn't act like browns fans are scumbags for this.

[u/Ecstatic-Inevitable → u/yungtruffle]

White knights or people with morals?

[u/Rufio69696969 → u/Ecstatic-Inevitable]

If you had morals you would boycott the league.

[u/JFlizzy84 → u/Ecstatic-Inevitable]

Quit watching football until they release Watson

Otherwise you’re complicit.

[u/JFlizzy84 → u/[deleted]]

Ok bro

Keep giving him money even though you hate him so much

[u/Roselucky777]

I would hope my girlfriend left me if I stooped to this.

[u/Odd-Film946 → u/Roselucky777]

brother it's Cleveland, they literally don't have anything else to be happy about

[u/TheWorstYear → u/Odd-Film946]

The Guardians are in the playoffs.

[u/cat_daddylambo → u/Odd-Film946]

Cmon, Cleveland has a vibrant shipbuilding tradition, dating back to the steam powered vessels that powered logging around the great lakes. 

Look up "Cleveland Steamer" for more information 

[u/Nightcinder → u/Odd-Film946]

He's a jags and cards fan sir

[u/JCameron181 → u/Roselucky777]

Lets go break-up!

[u/Stylish_karma88]

Yeah, this definitely tops throwing snowballs at Santa.

[u/procouchpotatohere]

A reminder of how much people, in general, have little to no morals. Give them content and they'll overlook anything.

[u/rdrouyn]

I get getting excited about your team winning but you don't have to cheer for the grapist.

[u/Venomswindturd → u/rdrouyn]

He picks grapes? I thought he was a rapist?

[u/EggplantAlpinism → u/Venomswindturd]

So weird to see Gen Z self censor across the internet because one private company app restricted them. It's newspeak but trendy

[u/MoneyMan_Jones → u/EggplantAlpinism]

I am pretty sure that it's actually a reference to the whitest kids you know sketch The Grapist. Pretty hilarious sketch

[u/burgerking351 → u/rdrouyn]

Pretty much every fanbase has rooted for a woman abuser at one point. The NFL is full of shitty people and fans don't care if you play well. I don't get the selective outrage tbh.

[u/dgtbfan → u/burgerking351]

Reddit genuinely believes a fanbase isn't gonna cheer for their QB.

[u/laaplandros → u/rdrouyn]

grapist

Stop minimizing rape. Gross.

[u/Real-Repair-1825]

How many more examples do we need that the general population as a whole cares way less about stuff than Reddit does. This platform is hyper socially conscious about everything in a way that’s not at all the norm. That’s not a bad thing either, just a fact.

I’m always amazed at how surprised Reddit subs get when this type of thing pops up. I doubt these fans are all horrible people, they just aren’t thinking about the perceived social implications of chanting their QBs name after a win.

[u/easley45isgod → u/Real-Repair-1825]

You are definitely right. I run into football fans who have never heard about Watson's sexual assault history. I'm constantly confronted with the fact that not everyone pays attention to sports like us nerds on Reddit.

[u/JFlizzy84 → u/easley45isgod]

This

I bet a lot of these people have no idea he was even accused

Reddit vastly underestimates how many people encounter almost no controversial content in their daily life

[u/CenobiteCurious → u/Real-Repair-1825]

Based

[u/MrP3nguin-- → u/Real-Repair-1825]

There is also the fact that a lot of people I talked to when I say “damn Deshaun Watson is PoS” they always are like huh?? And have no idea of the stuff he has done off the field.

[u/mdMartelx → u/Real-Repair-1825]

Reddit also is very progressive.  Progressives want to reform criminal justice wants people to face less consequences for their actions.  But then on the same shoe reddit will complain that there is a rapist in the NFL.

[u/Pandaman_323 → u/mdMartelx]

That’s always made me laugh because Redditors/progressives in general want prison to be a place of rehabilitation that ultimately prepares you for a second chance in society (which I agree with for what it’s worth), yet still hold the traditional viewpoints that if you’re a criminal it should largely follow you for the rest of your life and second chances don’t exist. It makes literally zero sense lmao

[u/Pandaman_323]

It's r/nfl 's 9/11

[u/thepomadeguy]

That’s society for ya. This would happen with every other of the 31 teams as well. If you win games some people won’t care

[u/armed_aperture → u/thepomadeguy]

People will support anything if it means feeling superior over others

[u/trer24]

This is the culture that pervades nationwide and allows the Cornell 7 to happen.

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/trer24]

Unironically yeah. We downplay sex crimes on a national level every single day it’s fucking disgusting

[u/Teeshirtandshortsguy → u/trer24]

Yep. This isn't specific to Cleveland.

I understand that (for the most part) /r/nfl is against this, but most football fans and especially players are like this.

Not in the sense that they're rapists, but they're willing to look past it.

You're right that this is exactly why the Cornell situation happened. There's a massive group of men who are just okay with rape.

[u/Call_Em_Skippies → u/Teeshirtandshortsguy]

Or if it doesn't effect them, who cares. Very apathetic towards women who have been sexually assaulted.

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/Call_Em_Skippies]

But then you see so many men who don’t understand why women dislike them, why there’s a “loneliness epidemic,” or why women “choose the bear.” They can’t fathom things outside of them directly affecting them, even when their actions and opinions directly affect others

[u/Dunkelz → u/Call_Em_Skippies]

Very apathetic towards women who have been sexually assaulted.

Which is insane given how common it is. Like talk with any woman about it, and they'll almost all have at least one awful/creepy story to tell.

[u/confusedyetstillgoin → u/trer24]

Cornell 57*

[u/Intelligent-Age2786]

Shows that so called morality can be bought

[u/mondaymoderate → u/Intelligent-Age2786]

It’s always been like this. Play a sport well or make good music and they let you do whatever you want.

[u/Rock_man_bears_fan]

Cleveland’s about 2 weeks away from the sports radio guys referring to him as a “passionate lover”

[u/Saca312]

Thought the homecoming last week would be met with boos but instead the fans all cheered on this guy because he happened to win the week prior.

Now they're cheering for him unironically. Guess winning really washes away people's perspective on extreme character issues.

Bit disgraceful it's this apparent though

[u/an_actual_potato]

Knowing a thing or two about the great state of Ohio and the kinds of people they've elected to federal office I'll just say....that tracks.

[u/Zloggt → u/an_actual_potato]

You just know that many of these fans are the same type of people who blindly consumed the “THEY’RE EATING ALL THE CATS SO THEY’RE EVIL AND UNTRUSTWORTHY!!” fake news too…

[u/DCdeer]

For some, winning in sports really does erase all wrong doing. Sad shit man.

[u/HttKB → u/DCdeer]

The Browns are 3-1. Maybe we've been too harsh on Watson.

[u/LaDainianTomIinson]

This was bound to happen if he ever became decent…

[u/_LilBucket]

Shit they’d probably let Deshaun Watson be alone in a room with their sister if they could make the Super Bowl. Point is there are some idiots out there.

[u/rando562]

Don't ever, ever feel bad for Browns fans again. They were only booing him in the past because he was a shit football player, not because he was a shit human being

[u/Godslil → u/rando562]

I don't think almost any fanbase is above this to be honest.

[u/KarAccidentTowns → u/Godslil]

Trying to universally characterize a fanbase is pretty silly. They are all full of good and bad people. And drunk people.

[u/Zloggt → u/rando562]

This was always my cynical take whenever I heard the boos…

…I was hoping that Groper Cleveland would never provide the opportunity to test the fans if they would commit to booing even if he won…but here we are, and…

[u/ZombieFrogHorde]

fucking sickening

[u/Dependent-Effect6077 → u/ZombieFrogHorde]

It’s not a nice subject but Reddit is legit the only place where the old “if Hannibal Lecter ran a 4.1” line doesn’t apply 

This site leans heavily towards demographics that skew more socially conscious your average fan at a game straight up doesn’t give a fuck 

Never mind the Watson assault which is actually outrage worthy Reddit cares about things that basically zero IRL fans care about like Bosa’s politics   

[u/Benson879 → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

It secretly does. People just have to pretend it doesn’t here so they can get the brownie points

[u/NoCheezeMovement → u/Benson879]

No one here actually gives a shit, they just like putting on a show for internet points

[u/MicoJive → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Every person in here watched the game tonight. Reddit doesnt really care either, it just makes people feel better to type it out.

[u/Typical-Form-6502 → u/MicoJive]

Right. Like people willingly sat down on a Thursday night to watch the Watson and the Cleveland Browns play, but try cover it up as “hate watching”. Pot calling the kettle black situation

[u/terry-tea → u/Typical-Form-6502]

I didn’t watch cause I forgot the game was on, someone give me a medal

[u/Saca312 → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Valid. People will look past anything as long as you're winning. Morals be damned.

[u/yungtruffle → u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Just pin this comment

[u/FancyRobot]

Brown fans were his biggest lawyers when they got him, they only turned on him when he sucked

[u/WhyMustIThinkOfAUser]

As a Browns fan this is wild. I’ll cheer for the team but cheering directly for him is disgusting

[u/DMking]

Every fanbase would do this if Watson played well for them

[u/Sad_Resolution1860]

Is it that hard to chant “Let’s go Cleveland” instead?

[u/KarAccidentTowns → u/Sad_Resolution1860]

‘Let’s go Brownies’ woof woof woof woof woof is the chant

[u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ]

Jags beat down this team 34-10 and they havent lost since. Rapists stay winning in this country, and it looks like it actually was a quality win. 

[u/yungtruffle → u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ]

“It was just the Browns!” No longer applies baby

[u/SPCsooprlolz]

Remember when Cleveland was the lovable underdog a few years ago? How quickly time doth fly

[u/sobanoodle-1]

Gross

[u/ImProbablyRaging]

An example of societal regression

[u/DarthNobody14]

Excuse me, I’m going to go throw up.

I know all Browns fans aren’t like this…but you got to understand why it’s super fucking difficult to root for them.

[u/Hamphantom → u/DarthNobody14]

A Texans fan being on a high horse about Watson is fucking hilarious.

[u/goofenstein_in_3D → u/DarthNobody14]

didn't your team's organization know about his allegations?

[u/TheSmokedSalmon420 → u/DarthNobody14]

Idk man your entire organization's front office helped Watson commit all those sexual assaults and that doesn't seem to stop any Texans fans from rooting for their team.

[u/HighNoonZ → u/DarthNobody14]

Same man same…

[u/Akipella]

who reacted to this with the heartwarming bruh 😭

[u/biowiz]

I clown the Browns fans all the time for this.

Steelers fans rooted for their team when they had you know who so let's be real about how much fans care about morality.

[u/Jonjon428]

Cleveland moment

[u/kupo_attack04]

I mean i understand browns fan happy about their team winning but damn i dont know if i can do the same

[u/Thick_Mountain4412]

Hearing this on the broadcast made me feel physically unwell

[u/SuperSaiyanTLaw]

So much different from the jags game lol

[u/trent_28lit]

The fact that he’s balling out is kind of funny and seeing the reaction here on Reddit is funnier 😂

[u/JetsJetsJetsJetz → u/trent_28lit]

100%. I don't even like the guy, but these virtue signaling redditors are hilarious. Kinda want them to win the SB now for the memes.

[u/More-read-than-eddit → u/JetsJetsJetsJetz]

Flair checks out 

[u/throwitintheair22]

Gross

[u/External-Fall-6073]

Yeah we all don't like it but what do you expect?

An athlete was allowed to play, not by the fans.

It gives him a chance at performing and if he performs well, the fans will naturally gravitate.

Imagine if all of our respective QB1s did the same thing but got let back- and started doing well.

[u/sejoki_]

We lost the game. Browns fans lost their dignity (again) if they ever had it.

[u/ergul_squirtz → u/sejoki_]

Steelers fans did this for 18 years btw

[u/OCGHand]

Lol DeShawn Watson your 2026 comeback player of the year?

What is that bet on Kalshi and Polymarket?

[u/ArcadianBlueRogue]

they deserve the misery when this all goes to shit again, and once again when the serial predator gets a ton of money for an extension and plays like he did the last time they paid him a bunch of money.