Deshaun Watson is BOOED as he enters field ahead of his regular-season debut after 11-game ban

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was greeted with boos as he ran onto the field to warm up before his regular season debut Sunday.

Watson returned to the field after serving his 11-game NFL suspension over sexual misconduct allegations.

He made his regular season debut against Houston, which drafted him in 2017 and traded him to Cleveland in March for three first-round picks. The Browns subsequently gave Watson a new $230 million, five-year, fully guaranteed contract.

Watson accepted the lengthy suspension, a $5 million fine and professional counseling and therapy after an independent arbitrator ruled he violated the league’s personal conduct policy.

As he ran onto the field to warm up before Sunday’s game, the quarterback was booed by the spectators in attendance. However, there was also some isolated applause.

Watson settled with 23 of the women who sued him over the allegations. Two trials remain pending.

Quarterback Deshaun Watson returned to the field after serving his 11-game suspension.

Watson (4) was greeted with boos as he ran out to warm up before his regular season debut.

He has always maintained that he did not harass or force himself on any woman. Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict him on the allegations.

Watson last played on Jan. 3, 2021, 700 days from Sunday, spending four seasons with the Texans before being traded to Cleveland last offseason.

Recently, a new woman has sued Watson. Her attorney, Rusty Hardin, has described her as someone “looking to cash in on 15 minutes of fame.”

There were also a handful of cheers from some fans in attendance as he ran onto the field.

The quarterback signed autographs for Cleveland Browns fans before the game.

But Anissah Nguyen, who represents the newest plaintiff, said in court documents that efforts by Watson’s legal team to discredit her client’s allegations are “for the purpose of intimidating, harassing and embarrassing the victim (the woman) to drop your claim.”

Some organizations that work with victims of sexual violence said the expected media attention on Watson’s return to Houston is likely to trigger traumatic emotions in the women who accused him and other survivors.

“I think the high-profile case survivors I’ve spoken to over the years get very mixed reactions. Some of them just want it out of the news… Others want (perpetrator’s name) to be repeated every time… because little by little, they feel that it brings some degree of justice,” said Scott Berkowitz, president and founder of RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

As part of the conditions he needed to meet to return to the field, the former Texans quarterback was forced to undergo a mandatory treatment program.

Watson was all smiles in his first regular-season practice with the Browns last month.

The practice was the first step in Watson’s return from his 11-game suspension.

And he’s reportedly come a long way so far with the job, according to NFL and NFLPA insiders.

“He’s been making good progress and he wants to continue, and they feel like it’s helping him,” a source connected to the show told ESPN.

‘It’s kind of like I continue as needed and will continue until it’s no longer needed. And I think it’s given him a lot of help and support. But this could take a while.

The ESPN report noted that “there is no end date in sight” for Watson’s involvement with the show.

Before this weekend’s game against the Texans, Watson told reporters at a news conference Thursday that his legal and clinical teams advised him to only address “football issues.”

“I’m concentrating on football,” he said. “My main focus is game plan and trying to execute and making sure I keep the bar high for the Cleveland Browns so we can try to win.”