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Within the Cleveland Browns’ season-opening contest, Professional Bowl tight finish David Njoku left the sphere with a noticeable problem.

The Browns later confirmed that Njoku is coping with an harm, a excessive ankle sprain that might maintain the 28-year-old athlete out of the lineup for a number of weeks.

NFL insider Jeremy Fowler reported that three tight finish prospects – Irv Smith, Tommy Sweeney, and Geoff Swaim – tried out with the Browns on Tuesday so as to add depth to the place.

Fowler famous that the transfer was a wanted one in his publish on X, the platform previously referred to as Twitter.

“Cleveland was available in the market for a decent finish earlier than David Nkoju damage his ankle Week 1,” Fowler wrote, including, “Now, it’s a necessity.”

Smith was a second-round choose within the 2019 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and the 6-foot-2 athlete remained with the group till 2022.

Since then, Smith performed with the Cincinnati Bengals for 12 video games in 2023 and tried to make the roster for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs earlier this yr.

Sweeney was additionally a member of the identical draft class, going within the seventh spherical to the Buffalo Payments.

The 6-foot-5 tight finish performed in elements of the three seasons with the Payments, beginning 4 of the 24 contests he performed in and logging 18 receptions for 164 yards and a rating with the AFC East franchise.

Swaim is an NFL journeyman after being drafted within the seventh spherical by the Dallas Cowboys in 2015.

Since then, the 6-foot-4 athlete has performed for 4 completely different organizations and earned 65 begins within the 100 contests he’s performed professionally.

For his NFL profession, Swaim has 110 receptions for 846 yards and 6 touchdowns.


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