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.
After trading Za’Darius Smith to the Lions, here is every 2025 NFL draft pick the Browns now have control of
The Cleveland Browns are turning the page on their season and toward the 2025 NFL draft after trading away Za’Darius Smith to the Detriot Lions.
Smith becomes the second veteran to be traded this season, following wide receiver Amari Cooper. In exchange for Smith and a seventh-round pick, the Browns received back a 2025 fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick the following year.
The Browns now sit with 11 draft picks in the upcoming class as they are hoping to not rebuild, but reload. In a weak draft class and free agency crop, turning those Day 3 picks into veteran players, like they did Cooper and Smith in recent years, is firmly on the table.
Here is every pick the Browns now own after the trade of Smith. Could they add even more before 4PM strikes?
Chase Young’s contract makes him an appealing trade target and The 33rd Team has crafted two trade packages for the Saints edge rusher:
The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday afternoon. One of the New Orleans Saints players you’ll hear thrown around often is Chase Young. His one year contract makes him very appealing to a team looking to get over the hump this year but doesn’t want to be connected to him long term.
This was the team’s intention with Young when they signed him in free agency. The Saints didn’t trend the intended direction this year, but another team could view Young the same way.
The 33rd Team projected two potential suitors for Young, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Both of these teams are true NFC contenders. If both of these hypotheticals were on the table, the Saints should go with the Lions offer.
In this exercise, the Lions offered a fourth round pick while the Packers offered a fifth rounder. It’s an easy decision there. The Saints have a built-in relationship with the Lions and it wouldn’t be surprising to see them work together at the deadline. Matter of fact, Detroit has a need for the Saints biggest bargaining chips, Marshon Lattimore and Young. The trade deadline is 3 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Let’s see if the Saints cut a deal.
Panthers WR Jonathan Mingo is reportedly on the move to the Cowboys.
The wheeling and dealing on deadline day has begun for the Carolina Panthers.
According to NFL Network insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, second-year wide receiver Jonathan Mingo will be traded to the Dallas Cowboys. Carolina, per multiple reports, is set to receive a 2025 fourth-round pick in exchange for the 23-year-old pass catcher and a 2025 seventh-round pick.
Mingo was selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. Prior to his pro career, the Brandon, Miss. native played his college ball at the University of Mississippi—recording 112 receptions for 1,758 yards and 12 scores from 2019 to 2022.
He’d proceed to struggle in finding a spot with the Panthers, as he’s amassed just 55 catches for 539 yards and zero touchdowns in 24 games. With the early progress of rookie wideouts Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker, Mingo’s role had especially evaporated over the last four outings—where he totaled only one reception for one yard on five targets.
Good morning, Winners! Welcome back to TMW. Thanks so much for reading this morning. We appreciate you giving us a bit of your time.
Especially on a day like today. It’s so crucial. Things can change for the better in your life — or maybe they get worse. That’s the thing, right? We have very little control over the end result. We just have to live with it.
Whether your team makes a trade at the NFL trade deadline or not, you kind of just have to go with the flow.
And, look. I get it. This is the NFL trade deadline — not the NBA. Though we’ve seen more deals in recent years, we’re not talking about the most transaction-heavy league. Plus, as Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said, most deadline trades have middling results unless you’re dealing for absolute stars. Usually, those stars aren’t actually on the market. So maybe a move helps your team make a playoff push. It still probably won’t go to the Super Bowl.
But, hey! Maybe your team lands the big one. Maybe the trade your squad makes actually does make it that much better than everyone else. Or maybe your team just dealt your favorite player to save a buck or two this offseason (that’s the trade that hurts the most, btw).
Regardless of whether your team makes a move or stands pat, you will make it through today. You’re tough. You can handle what’s coming around the corner, no matter the result.
That goes for the trade deadline and, yes, that other thing happening today, too.
The stars are out
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Monday was a huge day of basketball. All 30 NBA teams played because the league took off for election day on Tuesday.
On top of that, both men’s and women’s college basketball returned. We had huge season debuts for stars on both sides.
— Juju Watkins dominated in USC’s opening game against Ole Miss with 27 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, five blocks and three steals. Oh, and a bloody nose. She’s really like that.
— Olivia Miles played her first game in over a year since tearing her ACL in 2023. She came back in a big way with a 20-point-10 assist-10 rebound triple-double and a Notre Dame win.
— Derik Queen is a name you’re probably not familiar with at this point, but you should get familiar with him. The Maryland freshman had a 22 point, 20 rebound season-opening performance in 26 minutes against Manhattan. That dude is nice.
We are so back, folks. College hoops are going to be so fun this year.
Speaking of fun … the most pointless, yet incredible, dunk ever
Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images
I don’t care that it was only the first game of the year. I don’t care that Baylor was down by 500 points to Gonzaga. I don’t care that, ultimately, this play won’t matter at all in the grand scheme of the season.
V.J. Edgecombe just gave us one of the most beautiful dunks over someone that we’ll ever see.
Baylor might’ve lost the game. But, to me, you’ve gotta put this in the W column now. Sorry. You can’t get dunked on like that and be rewarded for it. It just feels off.
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Dennis Allen didn’t want to sell at the trade deadline. With him no longer in New Orleans, the Saints should turn into active participants:
The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly inquired about Marshon Lattimore. Not only should the New Orleans Saints answer the call, they should try to make that deal happen for the right price.
When Dennis Allen was the head coach, that likely wouldn’t have happened. Allen understood where he stood, and he couldn’t afford to tear it down. His job was at stake. With Allen no longer with the team, the organization needs to be looking towards the future.
Trade away pieces and collect picks should be the mission with the trade deadline approaching. Chase Young, in addition to Lattimore, would be the ultimate trade piece. Young could be an even better piece than Lattimore.
Lattimore proved he can still be one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL. Unfortunately for him and the Saints, Lattimore has been dealing with injuries for the past three seasons.
If you can get a mid round selection for either of these players it would be smart to make it happen. New Orleans needs to accumulate talent, and trading players to get picks and get younger may be the way to go.
Herbert is in the final year of his rookie contract after originally being drafted by the Bears in the sixth round in 2021. The Bengals should take on just over $555,000 in base salary for Herbert, as the Bears have already taken care of about half of his $1.05 million total salary for this season after playing eight games. The Bengals will owe for the remaining nine games.
The Bengals only had to flip a seventh-round pick to the Bears to facilitate the trade. Herbert has recently been a healthy scratch for the Bears as D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson have handled the workload for Chicago.
The Bengals should still have about $8.5 million in cap space even after this trade — enough to make another move or two.
Hard to blame Herbert, a former sixth-round pick who wasn’t getting a ton of looks on a 4-4 Chicago Bears squad.
Now, Herbert arrives on a contender and projects to have a big role in Joe Burrow’s offense as early as this Thursday in Baltimore. He’ll be an immediate rotational piece with Chase Brown now that Zack Moss is out for an extended period of time.
Herbert can rest assured that Bengals fans feel the same way after the front office made a stunningly rare decision to acquire talent at the trade deadline.
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.
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.
Herbert, a sixth-round pick in 2021, is an ideal fit in the Joe Burrow-led offense. He averages 4.8 yards per carry for his career and has caught 45 passes through the air.
This is a net massive win for the Bengals, as Herbert has one year left on his current deal and it checks in at less than $1 million.
It’s refreshing to see the Bengals get aggressive like this, even if it is just trading away a late-round pick. The front office doesn’t usually acquire players at the deadline, so this is a big deal.
And, if nothing else, it beats the typical “acquire a practice squad player” or sign a free agent off the street who might not be ready. Herbert is and should be able to immediately rotate with Chase Brown, perhaps as early as this Thursday against the Baltimore Ravens.
