The Cleveland fan base loathes DeShaun Watson. They hate that the Browns gave him a guaranteed contract, they hate that they gave to him especially and they hate his play, or lack thereof, on the field.
He was booed like crazy this past Sunday. Yes, his play was abysmal but couple his past with his play, the boo's were that much louder. I watched the game and you can see the discord and lack of respect to Watson. Amari Cooper was visibly upset during the whole game. No doubt the fan base is clamoring for Joe Flacco to come back. A fan base can forgive three interceptions. They cannot forgive sexual assault.
No doubt the legal team for the Browns have been up all night trying to find a way out of the contract and release Watson and the general manager and staff have been scouring the streets for a QB. They have to.
This is bigger than just one team. The NFL does not want to be embarrassed and they have a public relations team to fix these things. Of course, you ask the former Washington Commanders VP of content, the NFL doesn't care as long as money is coming in. I would think that DeShaun Watson is about to be this decade's Ray Rice.