Like Browns rookie tackle Dawand Jones, his first NFL start will be colossal. The 6-foot-8, 375-pound Jones came off the bench in Cleveland's Week 1 win over Cincinnati when starter Jack Conklin went down with a season-ending knee injury.
who dreamed of an NBA career before focusing on football, Jones more than held his own against Bengals end Sam Hubbard in Cleveland’s 24-3 win.To prepare, Jones has spent the past few days studying video of the three-time All-Pro linebacker, looking for tendencies and anything that might help.“He just does not quit,” Jones said of Watt, who had three sacks in the Steelers’ season-opening loss to San Francisco. “He has a motor of like of nonstop moves.
Jones is confident the Steelers, who move Watt from one side to the other, see his No. 79 as a bullseye. Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. was impressed with how smoothly Jones stepped in against the Bengals. He may be disguising it well, but Jones doesn’t seem overwhelmed by the matchup against Pittsburgh. He’s played in loud, hostile environments, noting that Ohio State’s game at Michigan in 2021 — when he was matched at times against star end Aidan Hutchinson, now with Detroit — was great training.
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