Deshaun Watson left the Browns-Bengals game in tears due to a non-contact leg injury

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was forced to leave Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a non-contact leg injury.

Watson planted his right leg as he began to scramble in the first half and immediately collapsed to the turf in pain.

Coaches tended to Watson on the field while backup quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson warmed up. Watson eventually left the field on a cart.

As he was carried off the field, Watson covered his face with a towel in tears. Thompson-Robinson took over at quarterback.

Watson, 29, is in his third season at the Browns' starting quarterback after joining Cleveland via trade from the Houston Texans in 2022.

Watson made the Pro Bowl in three of his four seasons in Houston after being selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft by Clemson. The Texans benched Watson in 2021 after more than 20 women accused him in a civil lawsuit of separate cases of sexual assault and sexual misconduct.

A grand jury in Houston declined to criminally indict Watson. Watson ultimately settled the lawsuits he faced in confidential agreements.

Watson sat out the entire 2021 season amid the allegations as the Texans moved on from their once-promising quarterback. In March 2022, Cleveland traded for Watson after he agreed to waive a no-trade clause in his contract.

Despite the allegations of sexual assault and misconduct and the fact that Watson missed an entire football season, the Browns signed Watson to a historic five-year, $230 million contract that was fully guaranteed. The guaranteed amount was the largest in NFL history. A Browns franchise that had long struggled for the most important position in football made the deal with the belief that Watson was the missing piece on a roster built differently on both sides of the ball to compete for a championship .

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.