Overview
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter listed David Njoku among Browns veterans executives believe could be available, alongside Joel Bitonio, Wyatt Teller, Ethan Pocic and Shelby Harris.
- Rookie Harold Fannin Jr. has become a key factor, leading Cleveland with 21 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown, while Njoku has 20 receptions for 195 yards and one score.
- Njoku, a 2023 Pro Bowler, is in the final season of a four-year deal and is projected to reach free agency in 2026, bolstering his value as a midseason trade chip.
- Analysts have floated the 49ers and Chargers as logical suitors, with suggestions that a conditional fourth-round pick could land Njoku and with San Francisco’s need increased by George Kittle’s injury.
- Cleveland has been active on the market, trading Joe Flacco to the Bengals and Greg Newsome to the Jaguars, and local reporting indicates more moves could precede the deadline.