3 Under the radar Cleveland Browns who need to shine vs Dolphins

2. Ricky Seals-Jones

There are several reasons why Ricky Seals-Jones is here, mainly because he was a source of production in this offense early in the season.

In weeks three through six, Seals-Jones caught seven passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns. It may not sound great but it was better than the starting tight end Demetrius Harris.

But in the last three games, he has been almost non-existent, managing just two catches for twelve yards and that came in one game. He has also seen his number of snaps go down with the return of Kareem Hunt and Antonio Callaway from suspension, although Callaway was eventually released.

Seals-Jones only played 11 snaps last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers which is his lowest since week three which was his second game with the team. He has good hands and the ability to make things happen after the catch but there haven’t been enough passes to go around.

That’s not going to change as tight end David Njoku has returned to practice and will likely return to the field soon, so Seals-Jones doesn’t have a lot of time to prove he deserves playing time when Njoku comes back.

It’s unclear whether or not Kitchens plans on keeping three tight ends on the roster but if he doesn’t Seals-Jones seems to be the odd man out. Harris has started almost every game and was with general manager John Dorsey in Kansas City.

If Seals-Jones gets the chance against Miami he needs to recapture some of that magic from the beginning of the season because if he doesn’t he may not get many chances the rest of the season.