Browns’ Joel Bitonio furious at Eagles’ ‘cheap shots’ on Deshaun Watson

Browns guard Joel Bitonio wasn’t thrilled with the way in which the Eagles acted throughout Tuesday’s joint observe. 

Bitonio mentioned the Eagles took “low-cost photographs” on each side of the ball and particularly talked about how they went after quarterback Deshaun Watson throughout the exercise.

Issues acquired heated a half hour into the joint train when security Reed Blankenship ran over working again Demetric Felton Jr. after he intercepted a move. 

“We’re going into this week making an attempt to get higher in observe and work and typically there are some low-cost photographs and issues like that the place you need to defend your self,” Bitonio said, according to Cleveland.com. “I don’t know the precise state of affairs, however there have been a pair photographs right this moment the place we’re making an attempt to verify we’re getting the perfect off form and never preventing.

“Nevertheless it was just a bit heated second day. It at all times will get slightly bit extra fired up.”

The Browns guard mentioned he felt issues flaring up between the 2 groups earlier than the struggle broke out.

He added that it was why they solely had two-day joint practices as an alternative of three. 

Eagles security Ok’Von Wallace instructed reporters afterward that Philly had been extra amped up Tuesday. 

“We simply needed to play with slightly little bit of a chip on our shoulder in comparison with yesterday,” Wallace mentioned. “Play with slightly extra edge. it confirmed and ended up dominating on each side of the ball.”

Wallace added: “Some teammates would possibly get slightly heated and pushing and shoving happening, however that’s all it was. Simply soccer on the finish of the day.”

Nonetheless, it was the way in which that the Eagles had gotten bodily with Watson throughout the observe that basically irked Bitonio. 

“I imply it’s simply in our observe, you defend the quarterback,” he mentioned.

“You don’t need to come near the quarterback, you don’t need to take low-cost photographs, issues like that the place there would possibly’ve been a few questionable performs each methods right this moment.”