Dan Quinn Predicts Johnny Newton’s Breakout Season—Is This the Rise Everyone’s Been Waiting For?
When the Commanders drafted Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton out of Illinois in 2024, they were expecting him to make an immediate impact. It hasn’t quite worked out that way, but the team still thinks that impact is coming.
Commanders coach Dan Quinn says that when he thinks of players who are going to take a big step forward this season, the first player he thinks about is Newton, who is healthy and eager to show what he can do.
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“First one that comes to mind is defensive tackle Johnny Newton,” Quinn told Kevin Clark on This Is Football. “His first year was injuries, had a foot injury to come in, I think he’s a guy that’s about to absolutely take off. As a defensive tackle, man is he quick. Beating somebody to the spot, his ability as an interior rusher, I think he’ll be somebody you say, ‘I remember talking to Dan in March or April and this guy turned out to be a heavy hitter.'”



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