3 early pros and cons regarding Cleveland Browns rookie Dawand Jones

Cons

His Size

It’s one thing to be tall and heavy, it’s one thing to be out of shape and overweight. While it’s great that Dawand Jones is 6’8 and 350+ lbs, there’s a report that he may have weighed closer to 400 lbs at his Pro Day at Ohio State. The quickest thing that kills performances in pro sports is weight issues. Not only does it impact your mobility but it also opens you up to injury. We’re not sure why he may have ballooned up as much as he did, and we’re not even sure if he did, but this rumor never would’ve been mentioned if his weight wasn’t a genuine concern.

Reported peculiar issues at Senior Bowl

We’re not sure exactly what the issues that Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot claimed were happening at the Senior Bowl, but apparently it may have revolved around Jones pulling out of the game due to concussion concerns and no one telling the scouts that. That doesn’t seem like a big to-do but there may have been more to this story, as some high-level executives have apparently said their team wasn’t going to pick Jones at all. Regardless of where he landed.

The biggest concerns were his weight, film, and “other issues”.

Injury Concerns

Injuries are very likely for people who are out of shape, and it sounds like Jones may be one of those people, we can’t be sure. Yet, that’s not why injuries are a concern for us. No, injuries are a concern for us because Jones himself has said injuries have been a concern lately. Jones explained in his draft day teleconference why didn’t want to weigh in, saying;

"“I’ve just been dealing with a couple injuries,”Jone said in his draft day teleconference. “I just didn’t want to chance anything or make it worse in any type of way, so I talked with my agent. He heard me in the process. I’m just here to work and there’s no other words to talk about, but I was very fearful of how it would pan out. Cleveland gave me a chance and I’m just happy to be here.”"

Is anyone else concerned that Jones, who hasn’t played a game in over four months, is still injured, with multiple afflictions? That’s not something you want to hear from someone of his size.