Tag: David Njoku

NFL Network analyst breaks down Nick Herbig’s Week 12 performance

Nick Herbig’s play against the Browns earned praise from NFL analyst Brian Baldinger after Pittsburgh’s tough Week 12 loss.

While it may be hard for Steeler fans to see the silver lining after Pittsburgh’s rough Week 12 loss to the Browns, NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger, known for his breakdowns of great playmaking abilities in the league, highlighted Nick Herbig’s elite performance versus the Browns.

Baldinger first touched on Herbig’s incredible play recognition in stopping Browns RBs Nick Chubb and Jerome Ford dead in their tracks.

Another big-time play for Herbig that Baldinger highlighted was his excellent block-shedding against Browns TE David Njoku, seemingly treating the 6’4″ Cleveland player like a child.

Lastly, Baldinger pointed out Herbig’s biggest play of the game: his strip sack on Browns QB Jameis Winston. This play almost singlehandedly won Pittsburgh the game, and Herbig deserves commendation.

With starting edge rusher Alex Highsmith dealing with an ankle injury, Nick Herbig has stepped up in a major way. The backup edge rusher should get plenty of pass-rushing opportunities when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13 on December 1, at 1:00 PM EST.

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Browns deemed highly unlikely to move Pro Bowler despite report

The Chief is here to stay.

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku is not going anywhere as the NFL trade deadline nears.

Despite a report from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio that indicated the Browns would be open to moving their Pro Bowl tight end “for the right price,” that rumor has now been debunked by Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz.

Bleacher Report’s NFL insider wrote that “despite receiving interest, the Browns are ‘highly unlikely’ to trade him… Cleveland views [Njoku] as a part of its long-term future.”

Njoku is a core locker room guy who has developed the right way with the Browns despite almost being boxed out by two different regime changes.

This would indicate the Browns are more interested in reloading rather than rebuilding after a down season, sitting at 2-7. They are comfortable with their cap situation despite the contract of quarterback Deshaun Watson, they have 11 draft picks to now move around, and they still have a solid core of young players to build around.

Don’t expect any of them to be moved before 4 PM Tuesday.

NFL trade deadline: Tracking Broncos news and rumors

Today is the NFL trade deadline. We will be tracking Broncos news and rumors on this page.

Story update: The NFL’s trade deadline has passed and the only move the Broncos made was trading pass rusher Baron Browning to the Cardinals. See our original post below.

The 2024 NFL trade deadline is 2:00 p.m. MT today (Tuesday, Nov. 5). We will be tracking any potential moves the Denver Broncos make on this page.

Latest Broncos trade news

  • Denver agreed to trade outside linebacker Baron Browning to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick on Monday.
  • ESPN has reported that more moves could be on the way.
  • The Broncos have received trade interest in wide receiver Courtland Sutton in the past, but GM George Paton seems unlikely to trade away rookie quarterback Bo Nix’s favorirte target.

Potential Broncos trade candidates

  1. QB Jarrett Stidham
  2. QB Zach Wilson
  3. CB Damarri Mathis
  4. TE Greg Dulcich
  5. WR Courtland Sutton

Potential trade targets to watch

  1. TE David Njoku
  2. TE Evan Engram
  3. TE Taysom Hill
  4. WR Tee Higgins
  5. WR Christian Kirk

Players Broncos aren’t expected to trade

  1. DL D.J. Jones

Check back leading up to the NFL trade deadline as this page will be updated if the Broncos make any moves today.

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Report indicates Browns could trade blossoming Pro Bowler at the right price

David Njoku was named as a potential trade deadline candidate

The Cleveland Browns, now sitting at 2-7 on the season, are looking at selling at the NFL trade deadline, and that apparently includes Pro Bowl tight end David Njoku.

ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio has reported that not only the popular Za’Darius Smith could be traded, but for the right price the Browns could move Njoku at the deadline as well.

Here is what Florio had to say:

“One name to keep an eye on: tight end David Njoku. He could be available for the right price.”

This would be stunning.

Not only is Njoku coming off of his first Pro Bowl season, but he is the epitome of a locker room guy and the foundation of what it takes to develop the right way. Trading a player like Njoku would send a poor taste to the other veterans in the locker room.

David Njoku celebrates National Tight Ends Day with a touchdown

The Browns re-took the lead against the Ravens thanks to Jameis Winston and David Njoku

After a rough end to the first half, the Cleveland Browns opened the second half with an eight-play, 70-yard touchdown drive thanks to a catch from tight end David Njoku, taking a 13-10 lead over the Ravens.

Cleveland converted two third downs on the drive, capping it off with a 23-yard pass from quarterback Jameis Winston to Njoku.


Receivers Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore also contributed on the drive with 19 and 17 yards, respectively. Winston completed all five passes on this opening drive for 66 yards and the touchdown, bringing his total to 15 completions on 21 attempts for 176 yards and a touchdown in his first start of the season.

The offensive line is having one of its stronger showings of the year, allowing Winston the time to deliver passes downfield. If the defense can continue containing Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, a few more solid drives could help the Browns pull off the upset.

5 high-profile tight ends Broncos should attempt to trade for

The Broncos could use a play-making tight end, so they should target these players ahead of the NFL trade deadline.

After seven weeks of action, the Denver Broncos‘ most productive tight end has been Lucas Krull. He has a whopping six receptions for 57 yards.

Nate Adkins (four receptions for 19 yards) is more of a blocker than a receiver, Greg Dulcich (five receptions for 28 yards) has been a healthy scratch in recent weeks and Adam Trautman (two receptions for 32 yards) hasn’t been very involved in the passing game.

The Broncos could use a playmaker at tight end, somebody who would give rookie quarterback Bo Nix a reliable option in the middle of the field. With the NFL trade deadline (Nov. 5) now two weeks away, we’ve put together a quick list of five high-profile tight ends who would make sense for Denver.

1. TE Mark Andrews, Ravens: Andrews hasn’t been as involved in Baltimore’s offense this fall as he was in previous years, perhaps in part because of the emergence of Isaiah Likely. The Ravens probably aren’t very interested in moving him, but the Broncos should make a call just in case.

2. TE David Njoku, Browns: Cleveland is 1-6 and they just lost Deshaun Watson to a torn Achilles. After the Browns shipped out receiver Amari Cooper, Denver should check in on the status of Njoku.

3. TE Evan Engram, Jaguars: Jacksonville is 2-5, but Engram remains one of Trevor Lawrence’s favorite targets. It never hurts to ask, though.

4. TE Dawson Knox, Bills: Dalton Kincaid has emerged as Buffalo’s primary tight end, so the Broncos should make an offer for Knox.

5. TE Hunter Henry, Patriots: New England also has a rookie QB in Drake Maye and Henry is one of his favorite targets, but the Patriots are 1-6, so Denver should reach out about Henry’s trade status.

The NFL trade deadline is 2 p.m. MT (4 p.m. ET) on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

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Third QB is the charm as Jameis Winston finds David Njoku for 6

At least the Browns made it a game!

Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston found tight end David Njoku late in the game to bring the team back within seven in the loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Filling in for the injured Deshaun Watson and Dorian Thompson-Robinson late in the fourth, Winston led a 12-play, 60-yard touchdown drive. This drive was capped off by an eight-yard pass to tight end David Njoku and a two-point conversion reception by Cedric Tillman.

The Browns trailed 21-14 late in the fourth with no timeouts and needed to recover an onside kick to keep the game alive. They failed to do so.

Winston completed five of 11 passes on his only drive of the game with an 18-yard completion to Jerry Jeudy and a 25-yard completion to Tillman as the biggest plays. Due to injuries to both Watson and Thompson-Robinson, Winston was allowed to enter the game as the emergency quarterback despite being inactive. Watson left the game with an Achilles injury in the first half, while Thompson-Robinson exited in the fourth quarter with a finger injury.

The offense failed to get enough going to win this game and they will have to re-evaluate the quarterback position following multiple injuries. While the return of Nick Chubb brought a glimmer of positivity, the lack of average offense production has derailed the season thus far.

Raiders TE Brock Bowers Yards After Catch numbers already on pace for elite company

Rookie tight end Brock Bowers leads all tight ends in the NFL in Yards After Catch (YAC) and is on pace for All Pro level numbers.

It’s becoming clear just what makes Brock Bowers so special as a player. And it starts with his ability to get yards after the catch.

The rookie tight end’s ability to get every extra yard imaginable and a few yards you didn’t think were possible almost defies logic and reason.

Raiders offensive coordinator set about trying to explain just how Bowers does it.

“Some guys like…he’s a natural football player,” Luke Getsy said of Bowers’ YAC abilities. “What I mean by that is he understands spacing, he understands his awareness of what’s all going on around him. I think all that’s real. So, when he catches the ball and he knows he has space, there’s no wasted movement. There’s no figuring out, there’s no bubble around him. It’s catch, drop step, get vertical, and go. So, you’re seeing him catch check downs and you’re seeing him turn them into explosives. And so all that awareness of space and the people around you is something special that not everybody has. But he has it and that on top of understanding where he’s supposed to be conceptually and the toughness prt of it. That part is probably the most important.”

The rookie 13th overall pick leads all NFL tight ends over the first six weeks of the season with 206 yards after catch. That’s tenth in the league at any position. With 384 yards receiving, that means well over half his yards have come after the catch.

His numbers put him on pace for 584 yards after the catch on the season. The list of tight ends to have better numbers than that over the past five years is short.

2022 *Travis Kelce — 648
2019 *George Kittle — 602
2023 **David Njoku — 599
2020 *Travis Kelce — 587

*All Pro season
** Pro Bowl season

This is nothing new for Bowers. Twice in his three years at Georgia he led all FCS tight ends in Yards After Catch. But it’s one thing to do it on the collegiate level, it’s another to treat NFL defenders the same way.

Broncos won’t trade for Amari Cooper, but could they target another Browns player?

After the Browns traded Amari Cooper to the Bills, the Broncos should call about David Njoku’s status.

With the NFL trade deadline (Nov. 5) now just three weeks away, Denver Broncos fans and pundits have speculated that the team could trade for a wide receiver like Amari Cooper or Tee Higgins to spark the offense.

One of those receivers is no longer available on the trade block.

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade Cooper to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a third-round draft pick (full trade details). The Browns now won’t have Cooper when they face the Broncos on Monday Night Football at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 13 on Dec. 2.

So Cooper won’t land in Denver and he won’t play against the Broncos this fall, but another player in Cleveland is worth monitoring.

The Browns are currently 1-5 and they might have a fire sale leading up to the trade deadline. Denver general manager George Paton should call Cleveland about the status of tight end David Njoku, a 28-year-old veteran who recently recovered from an ankle injury.

The Broncos haven’t gotten any production out of their tight ends this season and former third-round draft pick Greg Dulcich has been a healthy scratch over the last two weeks. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix could use a reliable, play-making tight end in an offense that lacks weapons.

If Denver remains in the playoff hunt leading up to the NFL’s trade deadline, making an offer for Njoku would make sense.

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Raiders, Browns Week 4 final injury report: Both teams missing several key starters

The Raiders and Browns are both literally limping into their Week 4 matchup Sunday.

Injuries are hitting both the Raiders and the Browns hard this week. The two teams are quite literally limping into their Week four matchup in Las Vegas on Sunday. With both teams set to be without key starters.

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The Raiders have four players officially ruled OUT for the game — WR Davante Adams (hamstring), TE Michael Mayer (personal), LB Divine Deablo (oblique), and CB DeCamerion Richardson (hamstring).

DE Maxx Crosby (ankle), and T Thayer Munford (ankle/knee) are officially listed as Doubtful after head coach Antonio Pierce said in his morning press conference both would be OUT for the game.

Questionable for the Raiders are RB Ameer Abdullah (back) and LB Kana’i Mauga (calf).

The Browns also have four players listed as OUT — T Jack Conklin (hamstring), TE David Njoku (ankle), RB Pierre Strong (hamstring), and T Jedrick Wills (knee).

Questionable is LB Jordan Hicks (ribs/elbow).

DE Myles Garrett missed the first practice this week, but has since practice full and was removed from the injury report.