Is David Njoku playing today? Cleveland Browns get good news on Pro Bowl tight end

For the first time since Sept. 8, the Browns will have one of their best players back against the Washington Commanders .

No, not running back Nick Chubb . He's not quite healthy yet.

Instead, the Browns will get tight end David Njoku back. On Friday Njoku was listed as questionable to play in today's game. But he's officially back for Week 5 .

Njoku has been out since the third quarter of Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys when he suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter. The tackle, made by Cowboys line backer Eric Kendricks, appeared to be the type of hip-drop tackle the NFL is trying to get out of the game .

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Against the Cowboys in Week 1 of the season, Njoku had four receptions on five targets for 44 yards and no touchdowns.

Njoku had a career year in 2023. In 16 games, he had 81 receptions for 883 yards and six touchdowns. He was the Browns leader in receptions last season and finished second to Amari Cooper in targets with 123.

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