Though quarterback Deshaun Watson is unlikely to play this season, the Cleveland Browns are planning to have him on their roster next season, league sources told ESPN.

The Browns opened the practice window on Watson on Wednesday, but they did so with the idea to give him his first practices this season so that he would not be away from football until next spring.

Their plan still is to get an extended look at both of their rookie quarterbacks, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel . Sanders will start his third NFL game Sunday against the Tennessee Titans , and Gabriel played throughout the first half of the season. In a perfect world, the Browns rookies will play out this season and get as many reps as possible.

Cleveland's goal always has been to get an extended look at its qua

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