The Cleveland Browns didn’t own a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft after trading for quarterback Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans.
So, instead of celebrating the team’s would-be draft pick tonight, the Browns took a more unconventional approach. The official Browns Twitter account published a video showing Watson putting on a Browns hat as it he had just been drafted by the team.
“Got our guy,” the Browns said in the caption of the video.
Of course, the football world had a few things to say.
“The Browns social media person is in such a lose lose situation every time they tweet,” one person astutely pointed out.
The Browns social media person is in such a lose lose situation every time they tweet https://t.co/bi2HMoxKnC
— Edgar Trentaria (@Trenciarte) April 28, 2023
“was this really your best idea,” questioned another.
“What a completely brainless and trash organization lol,” said a third.
The trade didn’t exactly work out for the Browns during the 2022 season, but they’re hoping to play the long game and have Watson back at a Pro Bowl level in 2023.