Browns express excitement for Deshaun Watson return after QB's suspension over sex assault lawsuits

Deshaun Watson did not talk to the media Wednesday, but in the days leading up to his return to the field following a near-two-year absence, his Cleveland Browns teammates and colleagues are excited.

Watson will play his former team, the Houston Texans, after an 11-game suspension. He was accused of sexual misconduct in about two dozen civil lawsuits from massage therapists. He has settled 23 of the lawsuits ,and the attorney for the women said at least 10 of the women who accused the quarterback of wrongdoing will be at NRG Stadium for the game to serve as a reminder.

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Watson’s teammates said they were excited about Watson’s return. Jacoby Brissett has led Cleveland to a 4-7 record and only three games behind the division-leading Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North with six games remaining on the schedule.

"We are all excited," running back Nick Chubb said. "We have all waited a long time for him to come back, but it is the same thing. We have to go out there, we have to work, can’t get too distracted by anything and keep the main thing the main thing."

Chubb surpasses 1,000 yards rushing for the fourth straight season and is posed to set a career-high in rushing touchdowns. He has 12 this season and had 12 in 2020.

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"It is an excitement for sure," linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah said. "We are a diverse team. Watson provides a diverse aspect of the offense to be in not a different type of system but provides more diversity. It is an excitement. Is it a different vibe in reference to our intention? No, our intention is still to win, still to work hard and still to execute."

While Watson did not speak, quarterback coach Quincy Avery shed some light on how he has looked and stayed fit while being away from the team facility.

"I think he’ll handle that fine," Avery told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "They’re going to be in a suite a bunch of seats up. I don’t know what impact that really has on him. But whatever makes (attorney Tony Buzbee) happy."

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said he did not think Buzbee bringing Watson’s accusers to the game will be a distraction.

"I think a lot of that was just getting back in uniform, in the huddle, hearing my voice in the headset and those type of things," Stefanski said. "That was all about the preparation. I don’t put much stock on that."

Watson is set to play his first regular-season game in 700 days. He missed the entire 2021 season as he requested a trade from the Texans and then faced the accusations. He was not criminally charged.

The Rolling Stones honored with UK collectible coin for 60th anniversary

The Rolling Stones may want money, but now they are also on money in the United Kingdom!

Britain's Royal Mint, the country's oldest company and the official maker of British coins, is celebrating the legendary band's 60th anniversary by making them the face of a new collectible coin.

The ‘Made To Rock’ 5 pound ($6.07) coin features a silhouette image of the band performing and the band's name in what is described as its 1973 classic font, according to the Associated Press.

Frontman Mick Jagger, guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and the late drummer Charlie Watts can all be seen on the coin.

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"We are delighted to be honored by way of an official UK coin," the band said in a statement included in the Royal Mint's announcement. "Even more significant that the release coincides with our 60th anniversary."

The new coin is the fifth in the Royal Mint's Music Legends series, which celebrates British artists. Other artists honored in the series include Queen, Elton John, David Bowie and The Who.

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The collectibles will cost more than your average coin, with similar ones from the Music Legends series going for 15 pounds ($18.12) to 465 pounds ($561.92).

"Our Music Legends series is creating a new generation of coin collectors," Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services at The Royal Mint, said, according to the AP. "We hope this provides a fitting tribute to the band’s 60 years of rock and roll music for their millions of fans across the globe. The Rolling Stones are UK rock legends, and we anticipate this coin being incredibly sought-after by coin collectors and music lovers alike."

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The Royal Mint said this coin is unique because it's one of the last to honor the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September at 96.

"The coin is also one of the last to be released bearing the effigy of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking a significant moment in history," Morgan added in the statement.

The Rolling Stones were back on the road this year with their 2022 European "Sixty" tour, ending in Berlin in August.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.