Cash Jones #32 of the Georgia Bulldogs had a workout for the Cleveland Browns.
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Cash Jones #32 of the Georgia Bulldogs had a workout for the Cleveland Browns.
The word appears to be getting out about former Georgia running back Cash Jones, who spent five years with the Bulldogs as a Swiss army knife player, rushing the ball, catching passes and chipping in on special teams. He arrived in Athens as a preferred walk-on, at a time when the team was pushing toward back-to-back national championships, which happens to be the time that the offensive coordinator was a fellow named Todd Monken. Now, of course, Monken is in the NFL as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, and it appears he has not forgotten about Jones’ versatility.
Monken and the Browns had a private workout, it seems, for Jones, as they weigh whether to use a late-round pick on him, or even to make a healthy bid on him as an undrafted free agent if his name is not called.
But if Monken had hoped he could keep Jones hush-hush as a prospect in the upcoming draft, that notion was foiled. Multiple teams besides the Browns have had Jones in for private workouts, ensuring that his name has been making the rounds among NFL front offices.
Cash Jones Has Browns Workout
That comes from reporter Aaron Wilson of KPRC in Houston, who cites two other teams taking a look privately at Jones, who had 20 catches fr 195 yards last season, with just 15 yards rushing on 13 carries. Even with limited playing time, Jones had nine touchdowns in his Georgia career.
Wrote Wilson: Georgia@GeorgiaFootballrunning back Cash Jones (4.38 40-yard dash Pro Day) rising on#NFLDraft boards as Day 3 target. Private workouts#Browns #Falcons #Broncos per source, in addition to virtual (Teams) meetings with half the league for Brock, Texas native. Special teams standout and third-down back candidate.”
Cash Jones Can Help a Special Teams Unit
If there is one thing that Browns are doing slightly different this season from last year, it is paying a bit more attention to the guys they’re bringing in as special teams candidates. Already, we have seen the Brows sign backup tight end Jack Stoll, and while the conversation around him generally concerns whether he is all-block, no-catch, he is an excellent special teams piece. The same can be said for new backup wide receiver Tylan Wallace.
Cash Jones would fit that mold. While he is not a return man, he can certainly fill in that role if an injury crops up.
He seems to understand that he is undersize, too.
“I like to say I’m 6-foot, but I’m actually about 5-11½,” he said this year. “I came in at about 165 and sitting around 183, but still trying to gain as much weight as I can.”
Browns Hope Winning Changes Perception
The Browns’ woes on special teams were one of the running storylines throughout the 2025 season of futility. The Browns lost in Week 1 with a missed field goal late in a one-point game. They also gave up 14 points to the Jets on special-teams returns, in what was a seven-point loss.
Monken said narratives like that–that the Browns are too young and inexperienced to field a decent special teams unit–only have one way to get sorted out.
“Winning,” he said. “It changes everything, right? Winning changes everything, right? I told the coaches that the other day, right? Or playing well. How does a player stop the narrative? Play well. How do we stop the narrative on offense? Score. How do you stop the narrative about not winning? Win. It’s pretty freaking simple, right? I mean, is that not in life in general, right? There’s a narrative out there that you’re not a good husband. Well, change. Be a good husband, right? All that’s part of it, right?