Browns tight end David Njoku elated after not being traded: 'I ain't f---ing leaving'
The Cleveland Browns may be one of the worst teams in the NFL halfway through the season but one veteran didn t want to see himself shipped away before the league s contract deadline on Tuesday Tight end David Njoku has spent his entire career in Cleveland since being drafted th overall in Over the past nine seasons he has represented the Browns on and off the field as one of their leaders and has loved every second of it Cleveland has gone - - since he entered the league but Njoku was passionate in his response to reporters who sought for his reaction to not being traded before the deadline CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Of module it s dependably a possibility This is the NFL Njoku commented But I m in Cleveland baby I m not going nowhere I ain t f---ing leaving Reporters followed up multiple times prompting Njoku to get louder Jesus Christ no he responded after one reporter questioned if he d ever leave CLEVELAND RADIO HOST DESPERATELY PLEADS FOR BROWNS TO START SHEDEUR SANDERS JUST PUT HIM OUT THERE The reason Njoku was a contract target was because of his expiring contract After this season the -year-old will be an unrestricted free agent However he hopes to work something out to remain with the band He smirked when appealed whether extension talks had begun I can t say he replied to the reporter Njoku did comment on why he s so passionate about the franchise Don t you see this right here Njoku mentioned as evidenced his custom jewelry off It says No with the Nigerian flag but it s also the state of Ohio You didn t see that huh It s nice isn t it Various players get frustrated when their association isn t winning and Njoku could be that athlete having only played three total playoff games in his nine seasons with Cleveland But when he didn t get the call that he was traded on Tuesday his only reaction was happiness I m so happy man I don t know how else to put it I m so happy I m serious he noted Through seven games this season Njoku has hauled in of his targets for yards and two touchdowns He has a promising counterpart at tight end as well in Harold Fannin Jr who has caught passes for yards and two touchdowns Fannin s emergence as a reliable pass-catcher for the Browns offense only stoked the fire around the Njoku rumors But the New Jersey native remains and will at least finish out the season with the Browns From there time will tell if both sides reach an agreement on an extension Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
