Speaking to the media after a second day of joint practices between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, All-Pro left guard Joel Bitonio was not too pleased with some of the extracurricular activities shown by the defending NFC champions. In particular, Bitonio called out the Eagles for targeting quarterback Deshaun Watson after the whistle.
When asked about the fighting that took place on Tuesday, here is what Bitonio had to say:
“We’re going into this week trying to get better in practice and work, and sometimes there are some cheap shots and things like that where you want to defend yourself… it’s just in our practice, you protect the quarterback. You don’t want to come close to the quarterback. You don’t want to take cheap shots, things like that. Where there might have been a couple questionable plays both ways today.”
There is a reason teams only do two days because a third would end in even more fighting. The Browns will now take on the Eagles on Thursday night in their third preseason game of the season.
#Browns Joel Bitonio said there were a few cheap shots by the #Eagles both ways in joint practices. Got chippy today pic.twitter.com/GPa7qTdhdK
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) August 15, 2023
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