Browns Dawand Jones will start at left tackle.
Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Dawand Jones blocks Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons on a pass play in the first half at Huntington Bank Field.Could it be the start of something big for Dawand Jones, who told cleveland.com last year that he’d love to play left tackle here someday and follow in the footsteps of Hall of Famer Joe Thomas.
“I’m no Joe Thomas,” Jones said Friday. “I’m going to say that now. Like I said, I’m going to play to the best of my ability and definitely like you said, it’s my chance to go prove what I could do tackle.” Jones had the benefit of going against Myles Garrett in practice all week to get ready for the assignment.
“He gave me great looks, I could say for sure,” Jones said. “But getting better at practice, learning the reps and just watching other people on film was the main thing. We watched a couple of good left tackles like Wirfs, I watched Mailata. Just people in the past that switched over and played left and so I just tried to put that into my game.”Browns vs.
It means the Browns will have a much healthier line to block for Jameis Winston than they had for Deshaun Watson.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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