BEREA, Ohio -- Browns quarterback Jameis Winston, who will start Saturday afternoon against the Packers in the preseason opener and play about 10 plays while Deshaun Watson rests, preached to the world on Thursday that Watson is built to withstand the intense scrutiny he’s under this preseason, and will achieve the highest goal in the NFL. “One of the most iconic roles that I got a chance to witness [from] Deshaun was when he won the National Championship against Alabama in Tampa, Florida,” Winston said during his availability before Day 11 of Browns training camp. “And in that game there were some plays where, man, I saw him get hit.
Hard. I saw him get man beat up, but he persevered. Through his whole life, when you think the way that he grew up, Deshaun was built for adversity, he was built for resilience.
“So honestly, I know he respects everyone’s opinion, but the most important opinion to him is his self. And I know that he’s working through a of different things, but man, he’s happy, he’s poised, he isn’t phased by anything that anyone has to say because he’s on a mission to be the best quarterback that he possibly can be. And again, just me seeing, when I was that age—and I’m just two years older than him—but understanding ‘To whom much is given, much is required,’ and he knows the magnitude and expectation that a lot of people have for him.
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