VIDEO: 49ers Have a Nose Tackle Fielding Punts During Practice

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most well-coached teams in the league. They excel in pretty much all facets of the game, including special teams, where they finished with a top-12 special teams DVOA according to Football Outsiders.

Part of the reason for that might be that San Francisco apparently practices for any and all situations, including a fan favorite – the big man punt return.

Here’s 305-pound 49ers NT D.J. Jones fielding a punt. Jones said that special teams coach Richard Hightower preps his unit for every possibility during camp — including a short kick that would somehow end in Jones’ hands. But you can see how well he moves here for a big DT pic.twitter.com/sqGbw5IgBK
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) August 16, 2020

Nose tackle D.J. Jones is the one fielding the punt here, and he's moving way better than a 305-pound man should. He only played 30 percent of the team's defensive snaps last year, but perhaps he's found his true calling as a punt returner.

If he somehow ends up with the ball in his hands this season, Jones looks like a real threat to score the ever-elusive big man touchdown.

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