Jason Fox Getting Reps At Guard

Fox playing some guard Rookie tackle Jason Fox has recently started playing some guard, too. The fourth-round pick out of Miami said the team approached him and asked if he'd try it.

"This is the first time I've ever played it," Fox said. "Honestly, they just asked me one day if I wanted to get some reps at guard and I say 'Yeah, absolutely, what ever it takes.' No matter if it's tackle or guard I want to be able to help and contribute to this team. I'm still learning (guard) but like I said, whatever they want me to play is what I'll do."

But according to Schwartz, Fox is still one of the team's tackles of the future.

"Just getting some versatility with guys, he's a tackle," Schwarts said when asked about it.

But Fox said if playing guard gets him on the field faster then he's all for it.

"They've worked me at both tackle and guard so I'm working to prove to them I deserve an opportunity to play," he said. "I would say that I'm more comfortable at tackle just because I've played that a lot longer, but like I said, if they want me to be a guard I'll be a guard. That doesn't bother me at all."

Fox said his surgically repaired right knee, which had done before the draft, is feeling the best it has all year following the bye.

"He's doing well," Schwartz said. "He missed a lot of time as far as his ability to weight train last year coming back from his knee. But he's on a good program now. He's gained a little bit of weight and he's gained a lot of strength. He's benefiting from going out there every day and playing against guys like Kyle Vanden Bosch and Suh and those guys."

Fox has not made the active 45-man game roster yet this season.

"To be honest with you, I think I'm real close," he said about playing in a game. "You just kind of have to wait and see. If that day comes, I'll be ready."



(detnews.com)