Watson returns to Browns practice

Deshaun Watson whipped a short pass, pulled down on the face mask of his helmet and ducked his head before running across the field while trailing starter Jacoby Brissett and the Browns’ other quarterbacks. Still suspended, Watson is back on the field. More than two months after he began serving an 11-game NFL suspension for sexual misconduct allegations, Watson practiced Wednesday in what he and the Browns hope is the next step in him taking over as their franchise QB. It was Watson’s first on-field team workout since Aug. 30, 12 days after the three-time Pro Bowler reached a settlement with the league following accusation by more than two dozen women of sexually inappropriate behavior during massage therapy sessions in Texas. Watson, who was acquired in a trade from the Texans in March, will play his first regular-season game in 700 days on Dec. 4 when the Browns play the Texans in Houston. Watson reached financial settlements with 23 of 24 civil lawsuits filed against him. Another suit was dropped. Two grand juries declined to indict Watson on criminal charges.