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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "quarterback",
  "title": "Quarterback",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/quarterback/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/quarterback.json",
  "summary": "NFL quarterback starter decision / player attention (Deshaun Watson named Browns starter; Shedeur Sanders commentary)",
  "why_now": "The immediate cause is the official announcement that Watson is QB1, coupled with timely analysis pieces casting the decision as embarrassing for Shedeur Sanders—this pairing produced a clustered news spike.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Deshaun Watson named Browns’ starting quarterback - Cleveland Browns (news cluster)",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: General Sports Player Attention",
  "collected_at": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "General Sports Player Attention",
  "score": 82.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Deshaun Watson named Browns’ starting quarterback - Cleveland Browns"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Deshaun Watson named Browns’ starting quarterback - Cleveland Browns",
      "source": "Cleveland Browns",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxOZC1OQldjRTNYcnNQcFlpa2loVjJSZkxTTm84emFESU1KTmhPSExSalZpbXRkMXJIZW5zWTVLakl3OGVtSFRlRnRvS2YtcEFnLU56aGx5dzFMQm43eVJwUW96QnhUSXUtWFdFMDBwNU1EdC1NR19lLW54WmtVb3FKTXB5RlN0SllfcWxzTk1n?oc=5"
    }
  ],
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    "record_id": "202608270100_signal_Quality-0-quarterback",
    "batch_id": "202608270100",
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