Dawand Jones: Cleveland Browns' New Hope at Tackle

0:00On April 22nd, Dwan Jones, the big offensive lineman from Ohio State, got picked by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 20. 23 draft, but his pro career has been a grind from day one. Over his first three seasons, he only started 20 games out of 24 appearances, with injuries knocking him out early every single year. The team shuffled him between right and left tackle spots, and last season, he kicked off as the week one starter on the left side, guarding Joe. Lackle's blindside. Things went south quick though, ending after week three against the Green Bay Packers, when a knee injury for surgery. Fans and analysts have watched Jones struggle to live up to the hype, especially since the Browns need reliable protection of front. His size and athleticism screen potential starter, but consistency and health have been the big role block so far. This week brought some hope at the Browns voluntary mini-camp under new head coach Todd Munk and Jones, showed up and got after it in practice, looking, solid post-surgery. That put some right back in the swing tackle conversation with his two-sided experience.

1:04If the fresh staff can unlock those tools, he might finally stick as a key piece, keeping Cleveland's line battle-tested heading into next fall. Football News, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today.