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Browns sign Austin Watkins Jr.

Watkins is officially in his first NFL season out of UAB.

Jul 22, 2023 at 02:03 PM

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The Cleveland Browns have signed WR Austin Watkins Jr.

Watkins (6-3, 210) is officially in his first NFL season out of UAB. Originally signed by San Francisco as an undrafted free agent in 2021, he spent time on the 49ers practice squad as a rookie and spent part of the 2022 offseason with Tampa Bay. Most recently, Watson played for the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL. He will wear No. 80.

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