LOOK: Jim Brown's statue vandalized as Browns fans protest Deshaun Watson being named the starting quarterback

Browns fans aren't taking this one sitting down Aug 26, 2026 at 12:01 pm ET • 1 min read Getty Images Deshaun Watson is the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback again, and the team's passionate fan base isn't taking it well. Since Todd Monken's announcement, anti-Browns messages (specifically, messages aimed at Watson and team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam) have been seen throughout Cleveland. Messages were also posted on the statue of Browns legend Jim Brown. The treatment of Browns' statue is evidence of just how disenchanted the team's fan base has become. The frustration is certainly understandable, given everything they have endured since Brown and his teammates won the franchise's last championship way back in 1964. Browns fans suffered through three heartbreaking playoff losses duri