Jonathan Allen has had a lot of teammates with the Washington Commanders, and his newest one took his first practice snaps on Wednesday.
Jer'Zhan 'Johnny' Newton was viewed as a first-round talent coming out of Illinois in this past April's NFL draft. Unfortunately for Newton, he ended up slipping into the second round of the 2024 draft, partially because of a foot injury, but he eventually was picked by the Washington Commanders with the 36th overall pick although interior defensive linemen weren't a major need for the franchise.
As mentioned, Washington wasn't necessarily in dire need of a top-end defensive tackle with the likes of Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne manning the two starting spots, but it was just too hard to pass up on a talent such as Newton possesses. "Not surprising, but excited," Allen said. "Obviously, he's a great player. We got him super high in the draft and I'm excited to see what he can do out there. So, he looked good. They're trying to take it slow with him, obviously, you don't want to throw him out there too soon, but from what I've seen, he looks really well."
"I don't think it's him complimenting us. I think it's all of us complimenting each other, you know what I mean? I'm trying to help out Clelin , trying to help out Payne and vice versa. So, he's definitely going to fit in really well. He loves to work out, he loves to do the little things right, and he loves to work. And for me, once I see that, that's all I need to see.
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