The Browns offensive line wants nothing to do with helping Parsons make his case for the DPOY award when he comes to Huntington Bank Field on Sunday. They might have to rely on younger players to do so.
While Teller, Bitonio and Pocic are expected to start on the interior of the offensive line, the two starting tackle spots could be in question as players work their way back into football shape.
Jack Conklin, who has played right tackle for the entirety of his career, returned to practice Aug. 28 for the first time since suffering a knee injury in the first week of the 2023 season.
Jedrick Wills Jr., who started at left tackle for eight games last season before going down with a season-ending injury, was taken off the active/physically unable to perform list during training camp but has not yet returned to practice. Wills Jr. and Conklin were listed as the starting left and right tackles, respectively, on the Browns unofficial depth chart released Tuesday afternoon.
If Conklin or Wills are not able to play Sunday, Dawand Jones will likely see action. As a rookie, Jones took over for Conklin at right tackle last season before having season-ending knee surgery.
Teller said Jones has always played with confidence, something he attributed to the young player’s successful rookie season.
“His belief in himself is unbelievable and he definitely knows he’s a good player, so as long as he can build on that and everything like that, I think that if he does everything right, stays on top of everything, he’ll be writing his own checks one day,” Teller said.
Jones, as well the other young players on the Browns offensive line like rookie G Zak Zinter, seem to be figuring out their roles in the NFL – maybe, Teller said, at a faster pace than he did six years ago.
“We have some smart, talented rookies and young guys in general, who are just further advanced than I was, which is good. … Maybe I was…
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