Browns tight end David Njoku elated after not being traded: 'I ain't f---ing leaving'

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The Cleveland Browns may be one of the worst teams in the NFL halfway through the season, but one veteran didn’t want to be shipped away before the league’s trade deadline Tuesday.

Tight end David Njoku has spent his entire career in Cleveland since being drafted 29th overall in 2017. 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 55-84-1 since he entered the league, but Njoku was passionate in his response to reporters who asked for his reaction to not being traded before the deadline.

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Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku warms up for a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium Oct. 12, 2025. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

"Of course, it’s always a possibility. This is the NFL," Njoku said. "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.

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The reason Njoku was a trade target was because of his expiring contract. After this season, the 29-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent. However, he hopes to work something out to remain with the team.

He smirked when asked whether extension talks had begun. "I can’t say," he told a reporter. Njoku did