Kelly Stafford blasts Cleveland Browns fans who cheered Deshaun Watson's season-ending injury

Kelly Stafford has called for the Cleveland Browns fans who shouted erstwhile Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending wounded to beryllium banned for life. 

The 29-year-old divisive backmost ruptured his correct Achilles tendon successful nan first half of Sunday's nonaccomplishment to nan Cincinnati Bengals.

Watson collapsed arsenic he began to run, starring immoderate Browns fans to cheer while he laid connected nan crushed writhing successful pain.

The squad feared Watson's play was complete and an MRI connected Monday confirmed nan rupture. He will person room this week and miss nan remainder of nan play but 'a afloat betterment is expected.'

However Stafford, nan woman of Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew, has deed retired astatine nan Browns fans who celebrated Watson's injury.

She posted connected Instagram: 'Should effort and find each instrumentality that shouted and prohibition them for life. Makes my humor boil.' 

Cleveland fans person been unhappy astir Watson, who has been accused of being sexually inappropriate pinch women.

Their guidance connected Sunday didn't beryllium good pinch respective of Watson's teammates either, including prima extremity Myles Garrett, nan NFL's reigning Defensive Player of nan Year.

'We should beryllium ashamed of ourselves arsenic Browns and arsenic fans to boo anyone and their downfall,' Garrett said.

Jameis Winston besides admonished nan uncomfortable celebration, adding: 'I americium very upset pinch nan guidance to a man that has had nan world against him for nan past 4 years, and he put his assemblage and life connected nan statement for this metropolis each azygous day.

'The measurement I was raised, I will ne'er propulsion connected a man erstwhile he´s down, but I will beryllium nan personification to assistance him up.'

On Monday, Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward, who is from Cleveland, said nan misplaced passion was disappointing.

'Everyone has to beryllium amended than that,' he said. 'Regardless of what you whitethorn deliberation of a personification aliases what someone's been done aliases immoderate nan business whitethorn be, that doesn't make it correct aliases make it immoderate amended for you to footwear a man erstwhile he's down.'

The wounded is yet different twist successful Watson's tumultuous clip pinch nan Browns, who gave him a $230million statement 2 years ago.

Cleveland traded 3 first-round draught picks and 5 wide to nan Houston Texans to get him, pinch owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam approving nan squad giving Watson a afloat guaranteed contract.

But Watson has not played up to expectations, and Cleveland's move to get him has been branded an abject nonaccomplishment pinch nan squad still connected nan hook to salary him $46m successful each of nan adjacent 2 seasons.

Watson vanished his 3rd play passing for 1,148 yards pinch 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He was sacked a league-high 33 times.

His presence successful Cleveland besides came amid accusations by much than 2 twelve women of intersexual battle and harassment during massage therapy sessions successful Texas.

Two expansive juries declined to indict him and he has settled civilian lawsuits successful each but 1 of nan cases.

Watson was suspended by nan NFL for his first 11 games and fined $5m for violating nan league's individual behaviour argumentation earlier he took his first threat pinch nan Browns.

The agelong layoff - he sat retired nan 2021 play successful a statement conflict - led to subpar play, and Watson made conscionable six starts past play earlier hurting his shoulder.

It was announced connected Tuesday greeting that nan Browns are signing Bailey Zappe from nan Kansas City Chiefs believe squad. He will compete with Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Winston to go nan starter.