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Players react to Deshaun Watson injury news

Published: Nov 02, 2017 at 10:16 AM

The NFL will be without one of its most exciting players for the rest of the 2017 season.

Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a torn ACL in Thursday's practice.

The news of the injury prompted an outpouring of sympathy and well wishes from the NFL community and other athletes.

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