Browns Name Deshaun Watson Week 1 Starter, WNBA Protest Stunt, and 49ers Owner Jed York Arrest

Joy Taylor discusses Browns coach Todd Monken naming Deshaun Watson the Week 1 starter despite Watson’s backlash over criticizing fans for booing and his limited on-field results since 2022; Watson later says emotions got the best of him, while Taylor argues Cleveland is driven by money and politics, notes Watson’s preseason stat line (11-of-15, 126 yards, lost fumble), 9–10 record, injury history, and says Shedeur Sanders hasn’t had a real competition and should get a better opportunity. Taylor then condemns Enes Kanter and Royce White’s WNBA-related activism, recounting Kanter being removed from a Chicago Sky game after a Natasha Cloud confrontation and praises Cloud’s pro-trans message, calling the issue a manufactured distraction. Finally, she covers reports that 49ers owner/CEO Jed York was arrested in a prostitution sting, pled no contest to misdemeanors, the team’s no-comment stance, and the NFL’s review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.