Overview
- Njoku announced on Instagram that he will not return to Cleveland, thanking the organization and fans and saying it is time to find a new home.
- His contract is reported to void on March 12, making him an unrestricted free agent and triggering a significant 2026 cap hit the Browns could try to split with a post–June 1 designation.
- Rookie Harold Fannin Jr. emerged as Cleveland’s primary receiving tight end in 2025 with 72 receptions for 731 yards and six touchdowns, reducing Njoku’s role.
- Injuries limited Njoku to 12 games last season, when he posted 33 catches for 293 yards and four touchdowns after a Pro Bowl peak in 2023.
- Njoku departs after nine seasons as a 2017 first-round pick, totaling 384 receptions for 4,062 yards and 34 touchdowns in 118 games.