The Cleveland Browns are still in plenty of flux.
Are they playing for this season? Are they playing for the future? It's tough to say.
But there's one trade they could make that would advance their timeline more toward the future while probably being a logical move.
Pro Football Network's Sterling Xie brought the suggestion of giving away David Njoku, the star tight end.
Contract implications plus a draft pick move things around here.
"Njoku is nearing the end of his second contract, with 2025 being the last year of his deal," Xie writes. "Cleveland potentially implemented a succession plan during the draft, using a third-round pick on Harold Fannin Jr. The Bowling Green tight end will need to adjust to a massive jump in competition, but the 2024 FBS leader in receiving yards could be a passing game weapon right away."
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Njoku could then be available in a trade for a contending team in need of a tight end.
"For a rebuilding Browns team, that may make Njoku a valuable trade commodity," Xie writes. "Despite entering his ninth season, Njoku will still be 29 years old for all of next season. A team could reasonably want to trade and extend him, giving the Browns a chance to add even more draft capital as they seek to potentially make a move to the top of the 2026 draft for a franchise quarterback."
Njoku is endearingly known as "Chief" in Cleveland. His nickname could still be on the move to a new abode, though.
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