Brad Rowland, FanBuzz Writer Posted with permission from FanBuzz The Cleveland Browns hold the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2017 NFL Draft and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson figures to be in the mix at that spot. However, Watson reportedly did the opposite of what the Browns asked him to do in spurning the Senior Bowl and that only added to the perception that the title-winning QB does not want to play in Cleveland. With that in mind, Watson was prompted about the topic during an interview with the NFL Network on Thursday and Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk brings word of the specifics: “That’s wrong, false information. I talked to [Browns coach] Hue Jackson, we had a great conversation right after the national championship game and I told him, ‘Hey, this is what I’m thinking about’ and he understood everything. I talked with my family, my agent, my trainer, all the coaches at Clemson, and it was just best for me to go ahead and get started in the draft process. I moved to California, so it was just a lot moving from Georgia to California [to train ahead of the Scouting Combine] and then trying to…
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