Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said his emotions got the best of him on Saturday when he made comments after the team’s 31-7 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills. After Watson was booed by the home crowd, the 10th-year quarterback said the reception from Browns fans was “personal” and “a disrespectful thing.”“I think just, human nature, just myself being very emotional, putting a lot of time these last two years to get back and spend time in this facility, in the city, meeting a lot of different people in the community,” Watson said in an opening statement at his news conference Monday after being named the team’s starter for Week 1. “I thought I was going to get a little different response, but I think my emotions got the best of me.”Watson was transparent about his feelings on Saturday. When asked if he would be able to defeat the negativity brought on by the boos, Watson said he didn’t know and that “it’s a mental battle every day.”“I feel like I get more love on road games than I do home games,” Watson said Saturday evening. “If it is my spot and (head coach Todd Monken) does make me the starter, maybe it’s 17 away games then. I don’t know.”In his statement on Monday, Watson said he understood why Browns fans were so frustrated, given what the team gave up to trade for him in 2022 and the contract extension he received upon his arrival.“My comments (weren’t) intended to go at any of the fans around in the city, because there have been a lot of great fans that have been supporting me,” Watson said. “I know the frustration … things haven’t been going the right direction that we thought it was. A lot of injuries, a lot of time off and not playing the best football and my (best) foot forward.”In his critical comments on Saturday, Watson expressed disappointment in not receiving more positivity from the fan base after he worked his way back from multiple Achilles injuries and engaging in charity work in the community. On Monday, Watson was more focused on spinning things forward.“Moving forward, I just want to focus on football, making sure I’m putting the best product out there, having the best ability,” Watson said. “I thrive off the energy. I thrive off the energy of the fans. I thrive off the energy of the community. I thrive off of all of that stuff. I think, looking back at my history at Clemson and previously at the Houston (Texans) organization, I was a big community guy, big city guy, big fan guy during the games.“Again, my emotions got the best of me. I’m human. I take full responsibility of that. … Moving forward, I just want to make sure that I can give this city something to think about in the first two (road) games and that when we come back home (for Week 3), we have something to cheer about and we can celebrate and go do what we want to do, and that’s achieve the ultimate goal and go win and be a champion.”Deshaun Watson claps back at Cleveland crowd as QB battle continuesZac JacksonOn Monday, Watson was more focused on the on-field elements of his previous frustration and expressed belief that it could be cured by winning games. It was a different tone from what he took on Saturday, when he said he believed the fans’ frustration went beyond the field of play.“It has nothing to do about the performance. It’s a little bit more personal than that. So I think that’s a disrespectful thing,” Watson said after the game.Watson’s arrival in Cleveland came under the cloud of sexual misconduct allegations from his time with the Texans. In addition to his off-field concerns, his on-field play hasn’t measured up. He’s missed significant time due to injuries, and when he has played, he’s been inefficient. All of it has taken place under the backdrop of a fully guaranteed $230 million contract.“I’m not a big talker, anyway,” Watson said Monday. “People that know me and people around the organization, I just felt like (the postgame comments) was what was on my heart. It was never intended to go at a certain person or a certain fan base or a certain crowd. It was just, this is how I feel. Once I got it off my chest, I felt better, and now I can move forward from it.”Asked how he’ll handle the boos if they come in the future, Watson once again directed things to the field.“I got to just focus on playing football, man,” Watson said. “Just focus on playing good football. If we’re winning, playing good football, (that can) take care of itself. Then, I think everything else is going to work out how it’s supposed to work out.”