Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson left Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a non-contact Achilles injury.

Watson planted his right leg in the first half as he started to scramble and immediately collapsed on the turf in pain.

Trainers tended to Watson on the field while backup quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson warmed up. Watson eventually left the field on a cart.

Watson covered his face with a towel in tears as he was carted off the field.

Thompson-Robinson took over at quarterback. The Browns ultimately ruled Watson out with an Achilles injury.

Watson, 29, is in his third season as the Browns’ starting quarterback after joining Cleveland from the Houston Texans via trade in 2022.

Watson made the Pro Bowl in three of his four seasons in Houston after being selected in the first round of the NFL draft out of Clemson in 2017. The Texans benched Watson in 2021 after he was accused by more than two dozen women in civil lawsuits of various counts of sexual assault and sexual misconduct.

A grand jury in Houston declined to indict Watson on criminal charges. Watson eventually settled the lawsuits he faced in confidential agreements.

Watson spent the entire 2021 season amid accusations as the Texans moved on from their once-promising quarterback. In March 2022, Cleveland traded for Watson after agreeing to waive a no-trade clause in his contract.

Despite the allegations of sexual assault and misconduct and the fact that Watson had missed an entire football season, the Browns signed Watson to a historic five-year contract worth $230 million that was fully guaranteed. The guaranteed was the largest in NFL history. A Browns franchise that had long struggled at the most important position in football made the deal believe Watson was the missing piece on a roster otherwise built on both sides of the ball to compete for a championship.

In August 2022, the NFL suspended Watson for the first eleven games of the 2022 season as a result of its investigation into the allegations of sexual assault and sexual misconduct. The league also fined Watson $5 million, the largest fine imposed on a player in league history. Watson wasn’t eligible to play until Week 12 in his first season in Cleveland.

Watson struggled in his first season in Cleveland, completing 58.2 of his passes for 183.7 yards per game with seven touchdowns and five interceptions in six games.

Watson was again limited to six games in 2023 after undergoing surgery for a shoulder fracture in November. Watson once again struggled in the games he played in, completing 61.4% of his passes for 185.8 yards per game with seven touchdowns and four interceptions.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.