It was announced on Thursday that former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson had a torn ACL and would miss the rest of the season with the Houston Texans.
Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of the season as it was reported that he tore his ACL in practice with the Houston Texans.
The rookie phenomenon had thrown for 1,699 yards and 19 touchdowns to just eight interceptions, earning an overall QB rating of 103.0.
This seriously just made me sad man!! Get well and stronger asap @deshaunwatson!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/Zhy9o2QCRU
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 2, 2017
In addition to LeBron, several other famous athletes reached out to Deshaun Watson following the news of the injury, including Odell Beckham Jr.
Message to Deshaun Watson from Odell Beckham Jr, texted to @JosinaAnderson: pic.twitter.com/Ew7v00M5zm
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 2, 2017
Beckham Jr. also suffered a season-ending injury just a couple of weeks ago, so it was good to see him taking time to reach out to Watson.
Here’s what a few others had to say about the injury, including Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney.
Coach Swinney's comments on injury to @deshaunwatson: pic.twitter.com/gA7m1kTnSR
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) November 2, 2017
Prayers up for my man, @deshaunwatson ... sad news. God’s got you bro and you will come back even stronger 🙏🏼
— Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) November 2, 2017
I know you'll come back stronger from this. Prayers up @deshaunwatson pic.twitter.com/Z8FHhpgYnW
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) November 2, 2017
Awful news about @deshaunwatson ...😔😔😔 praying for a speedy recovery! Hate to hear that but he still has a bright future!
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) November 2, 2017
Even though his season was cut short, @deshaunwatson still had a record-setting rookie year. #Texans pic.twitter.com/IFzT0zo1A5
— NFL GameDay (@NFLGameDay) November 2, 2017
Thoughts:
I absolutely hate this for Deshaun Watson. He’s such a great kid with a huge heart. He’s been performing so well and was on pace to put up historical numbers as a rookie.
There’s no doubt he will not only bounce back, but come back better than ever. Watson will be back before everyone says he will and he knows exactly what he needs to do.
I know that it’s disappointing.
I’m sure he’s going through some tough times right now, but Watson has faced adversity before and he’ll come back from just as he has in the past.
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Our thoughts, and more importantly, our prayers go up for Deshaun Watson. We wish him nothing but a speedy recovery and the best as he moves forward in his NFL career.