Donovan Peoples-Jones has great potential as the Cleveland Browns punt and kick return specialist. Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer knows it, but the sixth-round rookie just hasn’t shown it during the Browns’ first five games.
Peoples-Jones has not yet broken free on a return. He has eight kick return attempts for 172 total yards with a long of 32. On punt returns, the athletic rookie from Michigan has just 18 yards on two efforts.
Priefer knows Peoples-Jones is capable of much more. He shared his advice to “DPJ” on how to make it happen.
“I told him to play faster, cut it loose, believe in your talent,” Priefer said during his Thursday press conference.
Peoples-Jones has struggled to find long running lanes and hasn’t shown elusiveness since taking over for the injured JoJo Natson.