{"id":34447,"date":"2025-10-02T23:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=34447"},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:31:13","slug":"browns-david-njoku-picked-as-the-best-trade-candidate-amid-qb-room-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=34447","title":{"rendered":"Browns\u2019 David Njoku Picked As the Best Trade Candidate Amid QB Room Shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjAxMTcwMjUxOTcwMTkyOTE4\/dnjoku38302.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u00a0sat veteran\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/joe-flacco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Flacco<\/a>\u00a0for rookie third-round draft pick Dillon Gabriel this week. Fellow rookie quarterback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/shedeur-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a>\u00a0is making headlines for other reasons, but the attention that head coach Kevin Stefanski\u2019s team likely won\u2019t add up to much success on the field. Tight end David\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/dallas-cowboys-trade-pro-bowl-tight-end-speculative-rumor-david-njoku-jake-ferguson-offense-dak-prescott-free-agency-contract\">Njoku<\/a>\u00a0could become a piece the team moves to position itself for a brighter future.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">\u201cMoving Njoku, who is in a contract year, would likely bring some valuable draft capital in return,\u201d Bleacher Report\u2019s Kristopher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25254325-2025-nfl-trade-block-big-board-entering-week-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knox wrote<\/a>\u00a0on Monday. \u201c\u201dThat\u2019s noteworthy because if Dillon Gabriel or Shedeur Sanders doesn\u2019t look like Cleveland\u2019s QB answer at the end of this season, the Browns likely will chase a quarterback in the 2026 draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_1200,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjEwMTI4ODY0Njc0ODUwMjcw\/usatsi_16844699.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Knox thinks the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/new-york-giants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Giants<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>\u00a0would suit Njoku, who he sees as being worth a conditional 2026 third-round draft pick. The Giants, which are continuing along with rookie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/jaxson-dart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaxson Dart<\/a>\u00a0at the controls, could use another pass-catcher after second-year standout receiver Malik Nabers suffered a season-ending ACL tear last weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Theo Johnson leads Big Blue\u2019s tight ends with nine catches for 66 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Njoku, the No. 29 overall pick of the 2017\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Draft, has spent the entirety of his eight-plus-year career with the Browns. So far this season, he\u2019s registered 14 receptions for 128 yards. He\u2019s also moved the chains four times for Cleveland, which sits alongside the banged-up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0in the AFC North cellar.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Rookie Harold Fannin is out-producing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys-trade-rumor-on-cleveland-browns-david-njoku-lacks-one-major-component-\">Njoku<\/a>, which could lead Stefanski to believe the former could take the spot over going forward.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0sat veteran\u00a0Joe Flacco\u00a0for rookie third-round draft pick Dillon Gabriel this week. 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