Deshaun Watson didn’t just suffer a setback in his rehab. He suffered a re-tear that could knock him out another entire season.

The Cleveland Browns quarterback ruptured his right Achilles again, further testing showed, and he had another surgery on Thursday to repair it, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday, per sources informed of the situation.

The re-rupture comes less than three months after the original tear, and now Watson faces a longer road back. He could miss the entire 2025 season, per Rapoport.

Cleveland later confirmed Watson’s re-injury and surgery.

“Earlier this week, when Watson reported to the CrossCountry Mortgage Campus for his exit physical as part of the Browns’ season-ending process, he complained of discomfort after rolling his ankle in Miami. MRI results demonstrated a re-rupture to his Achilles tendon,” the Browns said in a statement. “Dr. Bob Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist in Charlotte, NC, performed both surgeries. Watson’s recovery time and return to play status is uncertain, and he will likely miss significant time during the 2025 season.”

On Monday, Browns general manager Andrew Berry announced that Watson had suffered a setback in rehab that thrust further questions about his availability for next season.

“It is new information just learned in the past couple hours. So, I don’t have everything yet,” Berry said at the time. “I don’t want to rule out anything with a major injury. We are still collecting all the information. And obviously our focus is making sure that he can get as healthy as possible.”

The new surgery restarts Watson’s timeline, and even if he can come back at some point in 2025, the question is how the already struggling quarterback would perform after the dual Achilles injuries. We saw both Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers lack mobility at times after their returns from Achilles injuries in 2024.