Cleveland Browns' Jameis Winston supported his teammate Deshaun Watson with a passionate speech. On Sunday, October 20, Deshaun Watson appeared to suffer from an Achilles tear in a match against the Cincinnati Bengals. Some fans at the Huntington Bank Field cheered as Watson went down from the injury.
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Winston's speech in support of Watson sparked a meme fest about when friends spoke for each other during difficult times. Users took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared their memes with clips from the speech. One user posted,
"Me when my boy is blackout at the bar."
Another user posted,
Jameis Winston's passionate speech defending Deshaun Watson's injury sparks memes
Jameis Winston spoke to Cleveland 19 News after the game and supported his teammate Deshaun Watson. Some members of the audience reportedly chanted, "You deserved it," which made Watson tear up. While Jameis Winston's speech was serious, some of the statements and his mannerisms became the starting point of a meme fest.
While many applauded Winston for supporting his friend, many made mems with clips from the speech. Most notably, the clips featured Winston saying that Deshaun has,
"He has to overcome another obstacle, so I am going to support him and I am going to lift him up. I am going to be there for him because I see the way he fights. I see the way that he works and I know who he is as a person and that's all I have to say to address him."
Some other hilarious memes included this part of the speech,
Users also commented on X about Winston's other statements in the speech. Jameis Winston added his support and stated,
"Especially for people who do right by you. I am very upset to the reaction to a man that has had the world against him for the past four years. And he put his body and life on the line for this city every single day."
Users reacted to the statement about Watson putting "body and life on the line" and posted,
Another user wrote,
While fans appreciated Jameis Winston's support for Deshaun Watson, the speech sparked a meme fest. Winston's mannerisms and a few statements in the passionate speech became a meme gold mine. Watson has not released a statement about his injury.
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