{
  "id": 3563325,
  "title": "Former NFL QB accuses Browns of forcing Todd Monken to name Deshaun Watson QB1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/former-nfl-qb-accuses-browns-of-forcing-todd-monken-to-name-deshaun",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:14:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-nfl-qb-accuses-browns-181437344.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III claims that the Cleveland Browns forced their head coach Todd Monken to name Deshaun Watson as the starting quarterback for the 2026 NFL season. According to Griffin, many within the organization believed that Shedeur Sanders should have been named the starter instead of Watson. The Browns announced that Watson would be the Week 1 starter against the Jacksonville Jaguars.",
  "summary": "This is a very bold accusation from Robert Griffin III.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Browns' HC Todd Monken challenges Deshaun Watson after naming him QB1",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/browns-hc-todd-monken-challenges-deshaun-watson-after-naming-him-qb1",
        "published": "2026-08-25T21:56:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}