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Stefanski focused on preparing Browns for Texans (0:35)

The coach talks about the preparation for the Texans. There is a time and a place for this.

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Deshaun didn't speak as planned.

Speaking for him, his teammates praised his talent and admitted there's a buzz in the Cleveland Browns locker room this week as they await his return to the field after his lengthy suspension.

Nick Chubb said they were all excited. We've been waiting a long time for him to return.

The league's personal conduct policy states that if a player commits sexual assault on a massage therapist, they will be suspended for 11 games. He was fined $5 million and had to go through a treatment program.

700 days have passed since he last played in a regular-season game for the Texans.

More than two dozen women have accused him of sexual assault and other sexual misdeeds. He settled 23 of the 24 lawsuits against him. The 25th lawsuit was dropped when the judge ruled that she had to change her name. Two other women did not file a lawsuit against him. The woman who filed the lawsuit said that she was pressured into having sex with him during a massage in 2020.

There were two grand juries in Texas that didn't indict him. People haven't been interested in hearing his side of the story since he denied any wrongdoing.

Since his suspension was announced, he hasn't spoken.

Since October, he has been working out at the team training facility and sitting in on team meetings.

Chubb said that he's special and that he's a great player. He put the ball where he needed it to go. Guys enjoy that. The guys are happy.

The Texans received three first-round draft picks as part of the trade. The richest contract in the history of the league was signed by the Cleveland Indians.

During the 11 games thatWatson was suspended, backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett took over. On Monday, the team officially added the player to their 53-man roster and then nixed the player.

"He's a really good player," said Ward. It's not possible to go wrong with great players.

The team's slim playoff hopes were kept alive by Sunday's overtime victory over the Buccaneers.

"There's a lot of excitement, for sure," Owosu- Koramoah said. We know what he can do. Excited to see him play.