October 10, 2024

Thayer Munford Jr. was like 'older brother' for Browns' Dawand Jones while at Ohio State

Oct 29, 2022; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive linemen Dawand Jones (79) waves to the fans following the NCAA Division I football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Ohio State won 41-33. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Thayer Munford Jr. is no small man. The former Massillon and Ohio State product now with the Las Vegas Raiders stands 6-foot-6, 325 pounds. Yet Munford can remember what he thought the first time he met his former Buckeyes teammate Dawand Jones. “That’s some big s***,” Munford said with a laugh last week in a phone interview with the Beacon Journal. “In reality, though, it’s like, ‘Wow, he is a massive human being.'” The 6-foot-8¼, 374-pound frame Jones possesses has been central to every discussion about the big right tackle. It was when he was coming out of Indianapolis Ben Davis High School, it was…

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