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Andrew Berry cut Austin Watkins, the Browns best WR of 2023 preseason ...a young receiver who led the Browns in receptions, yards and touchdowns in preseason. Watkins is a 25 yr old, 6-2/209lb WR with excellent hands and proved to be durable.
Goodwin has done NOTHING for the Browns in the preseason, but try to heal his "blood clots"...plus he's a going to 33 yrs old in Nov. and is smallish in size, 5-9, 185 WR who ran 4.27-40 many years ago.
Goodwin catches about half the passes targeted toward him. Goodwin's injury history over the last 2 yrs is below:
MARQUISE GOODWIN INJURY HISTORY (2021-2022)
Shoulder & wrist strain....Week 15 (2022)....Games missed-2
Groin strain....Week 8 (2022)....Games missed-1
Back strain....Week 4 (2022)....Games missed-0
Knee sprain....Week 4 (2022)....Games missed 1
Foot injury....Week 12 (2021)....Games missed 3
Hopefully Andrew Berry will get lucky and get Watkins on the practice squad. Berry open for criticism due to this move. Let's hope it works out ok for the Browns..!
I don't know if that would be excessive. I don't hear you complaining about Hospital ward missing multiple games a season
The bottom line is it was determined that Goodwin would give us more help this year. I will also add that it isn't over just yet. I liked Watkins as well. It may not be over for his return.
I'll also add that i don't think Goodwin is who bumped Watkins off the roster. I think it was Ventrone and or Schwartz. I think it came down to Diabate or Watkins. In the end it was determined that Diabate was going to have a bigger impact. I don't think Watkins was going to help special teams and the D. Both areas that needed to improve.
