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Watson’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, told ESPN Monday that the most recent civil lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct has been resolved. There were no amplifying remarks given after Buzbee said the settlement was confidential.

The hits keep coming for Njoku, who had been sidelined for the last three weeks with an ankle injury. In his first game back, the veteran tight end played on 25 snaps before suffering a knee injury that could see him miss additional time. In addition to Njoku, head coach Kevin Stefanski said cornerback Denzel Ward (hamstring) and center Ethan Pocic (knee) will also have MRIs.

ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi notes Watson has now been sacked a league-high 26 times in the Browns’ 1-4 start. Watson has failed to throw for even 200 yards in a single game this year and cannot be trusted as a fantasy football starter. Backup QB Jameis Winston attempted one pass in the Browns’ Week 5 loss to the Commanders, completing it for a 16-yard explosive pass play.

Two of Akins’ catches, including the touchdown, came on a meaningless drive late in the fourth quarter, so we wouldn’t read too much into his box score. The Browns will get David Njoku on the field more as his ankle continues to get better, but this offense isn’t capable of sustaining multiple receiving options right now.

Njoku made his return to the field after suffering a high ankle sprain in Week 1, but it’s unclear how healthy he was since he wasn’t given much to do. The Browns’ offense gained just 212 total yards and averaged three yards per pass against a vulnerable Commanders secondary. Njoku has the skills to be a TE1 for fantasy but with Deshaun Watson at quarterback, he will be a touchdown-dependent option going forward.

Just one week after Jeudy led the Browns in receiving, he plummeted back to earth, which makes some sense with Deshaun Watson throwing him the ball. The Commanders came into the week as one of the easiest secondaries to throw against, and the Browns simply couldn’t get anything going. It’s hard to trust Jeudy in fantasy leagues since he’s the second or third option in a bad passing attack.

Cooper seems to get open deep multiple times every week only for Deshaun Watson to airmail him. On the one hand, the 10 targets are great to see and the 60 yards aren’t nothing, but, on the other hand, this is not returning value from where you drafted Cooper. The only hope is that the Browns either turn to Jameis Winston, which they seem reluctant to do, or that the Browns trade Cooper, which somehow feels more likely. Cooper is too talented to cut, but he should likely be on your bench for now.

The majority of Foreman’s rushing yards came on one 25-yard rush late in the game. With Nick Chubb nearing a return, this Browns backfield is going to be even more of a muddled mess, which keeps Foreman off the fantasy radar.

Ford looked fine, but the Browns were never in much of a position to run the football since they were trailing by three touchdowns for much of the game. With Nick Chubb nearing a return and Deshaun Watson actively torpedoing the Browns offense, it’s hard to get excited about Ford’s value in fantasy leagues. It would make sense to see if you can trade him to the manager with Chubb for any player at all who might help your team.

Watson had 102 yards and no touchdowns before a meaningless final drive that allowed the Browns to cut the lead to 34-13. It was just another dismal performance from Watson, who averaged 4.5 yards per completion and routinely missed wide-open receivers. When he was forced to leave the pocket, he looked lumbering and didn’t have a run for longer than five yards. He has thrown for 852 yards and five touchdowns in five games this season while throwing three picks and taking 26 sacks. At this point, it’s pretty clear that Watson is bringing down the Browns offense, and it’s hard to recommend starting any skill position players until the team decides to see what Jameis Winston can do under center; however, Kevin Stefanski said after the game that the Browns will not change quarterbacks so we’re all going to have to watch this a little longer.