News of the Cleveland Browns agreeing to sign free agent Austin Hooper to the largest contract ever given to a tight end in NFL history created some big waves in the early part of the free agent negotiating period. One of those waves crashed at the shore of David Njoku.
Cleveland’s incumbent starting tight end, Njoku and his status with the Browns were seemingly tossed into the rocky shoreline. But that reaction might be too rash, and it’s something Njoku himself quickly recognized.
Rather than being crushed by the wave of speculation about his future in Cleveland, Njoku chose to ride it positively:
New Browns coach Kevin Stefanski comes from an offense in Minnesota that frequently deployed two tight ends in the formation. And Hooper’s more inline ability could mesh quite nicely with Njoku playing as the flex/move, receiving-oriented tight end. And given the team’s relative issues at offensive tackle, playing two TE sets does make quite a bit of sense.
