Browns QB Deshaun Watson ‘very confident’ he’ll be ready by Week 1 [Video]

If the Cleveland Browns are going to become an AFC contender, they need their star quarterback, Deshaun Watson, to make a full recovery from his season-ending shoulder injury. 

Watson is promising Browns fans much more than that. 

“I’ll be better than I was before in Week 1,” Watson told The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Thursday. “I’m very confident in the roles of the doctors. Dr. [Neal] ElAttrache and his team, following their lead, just all the research that I’ve done. And then just my work and preparation. I’ve put my whole life into this. I want to make sure I come back even better than before.”

Watson was limited to six starts last season due to a right shoulder injury. He returned after missing two games but was then removed from a Week 6 start against the Indianapolis Coltsand, weeks later, he was shut down for the season amid the need for surgery to …