Undrafted rookie WR Jones tries a second position -- cornerback

Injuries to the secondary created the need for the experiment.
BEREA (AP) -- As he entered his first NFL training camp, rookie wide receiver C.J. Jones had one goal: to make it difficult for the Cleveland Browns to cut him.
Instead, he made it impossible.
"I just tried to keep making plays, everyday," said Jones, an undrafted free agent from Iowa who overcame long odds to make Cleveland's roster. "Every time I caught the ball, I tried to make a surprising play."
Jones made a bunch, including a 78-yard kickoff return and 17-yard TD reception in an exhibition game at Detroit that moved him to the brink of making the team.
On Wednesday, the versatile speedster pulled off another stunner.
He revealed that he's also playing cornerback.
"They told me to be ready for both sides of the ball," Jones said. "I haven't played there [on defense] since high school."
Injuries
With cornerbacks Michael Lehan and Lewis Sanders nursing injuries, the Browns are lacking depth in their secondary and need Jones to be available in a pinch.
He's hoping the Browns get in one. Jones didn't hesitate when asked if he'd like to play both ways in a game.
"Oh, yeah," he said. "I'd do anything."
Jones was quick to come up with another NFL player to play offense and defense.
"Deion [Sanders]," he said smiling.
Secret revealed
The Browns first tried Jones on defense two weeks ago in practice. Those sessions are closed to the media, so his new role had been kept a secret.
The first indication Jones was playing defense was that his locker had been moved Wednesday to the other side of the room. Another was that his number changed from 3 to 23.
Browns coach Butch Davis said for Jones to have any chance of being activated in the regular season, he needed to make himself more versatile.
"He's a good athlete, and if we were going to activate him, it would give you a real bonus," Davis said. "It would add to your pool of special teams players and it would cover you in case of an injury at wide receiver. And in the worst case scenario, he could go in as another defensive back."