- ABC News
- November 11, 2024
BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.'s "business decision" to sit out a recent game with a knee injury might have backfired. Wills was recently benched in favor of second-year tackle Dawand Jones, who was moved from right tackle to the left side in hopes of improving a Cleveland line that has been beset with injuries. Wills said it was his decision not to play against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 27 after he hyperextended his left knee -- the same one he had surgery on in December -- on the game's first play the previous week against the Cincinnati Bengals. Then, after the Browns (2-7) upset the Ravens with Jones at left tackle, Wills said coach Kevin Stefanski told him that he would no longer start but instead would serve as a "swing" tackle. He backed up both Jones and right tackle Jack Conklin for the Nov. 3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. A first-round draft pick in 2020 out of Alabama, Wills...