The 2025 NFL trade deadline is less than a week away and many teams are starting to make moves to prepare for the latter half of the season.
The Los Angeles Rams have made their first big trade by acquiring cornerback Roger McCreary from the Tennessee Titans to bolster their cornerback position.
Strengthening the CB spot was one of the biggest priorities for the Rams in the offseason. It couldn’t get finished before the start of the season, but it is done now by adding the young defender.
Now, the Rams focus on other parts of the roster that need improvement, with one NFL analyst believing the team should add some reinforcement on the offense.
Trading For Pro Bowl Tight End
GettyCleveland Browns tight end David Njoku
The Los Angeles Rams currently have four tight ends on the roster, but only one of them has proven to be a legitimate target for quarterback Mathew Stafford.
ESPN’s Seth Walder believes the Rams should pick up the phone and try to trade for Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku to give the team a boost on offense.
“Njoku could take the offense over the top. The Rams drafted rookie Terrance Ferguson in the second round [of the 2025 NFL Draft] and surely hope he’s their tight end of the future. But he has only two receptions this season with Tyler Higbee as their No. 1 option,” Walder wrote.
“Njoku would be a major upgrade even as a temporary fix, considering he is on the last year of his deal. That’s why the move fits, while not shutting the door on the team developing Ferguson.”
Tyler Higbee is the longest-tenured tight end on the Rams, having the most experience in head coach Sean McVay’s offense and chemistry with Stafford, which explains why he receives the most snaps.
Higbee was out the majority of the 2024 season with an ACL and MCL tear, with tight end Colby Parkinson being the next TE up. Even though he got the majority of playing time, he couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity. Parkinson hauled in 294 receiving yards and a single touchdown.
The third option in the tight end room is third-year player Davis Allen, who hasn’t formed a connection with Stafford. In his three-year career, Allen has 193 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
Trading for Njoku gives the Rams a proven offensive weapon who will most likely be on a Super Bowl contender.
What Will Rams Give Up For David Njoku?
GettyLos Angeles Rams tight end Colby Parkinson
In David Njoku’s nine-year career, he has registered more than 4,000 receiving yards and 32 touchdowns. For a player of his caliber, it would require a bit of a haul before the Browns consider trading him.
The Rams have four tight ends on the team, so it would make sense to trade at least one of them in exchange for Njoku.
“There aren’t many players to choose from on this team, as the Rams are more likely to be adding at the deadline… Los Angeles could part with one of the four they have on its roster,” Sarah Barshop wrote for ESPN. “Parkinson probably would make the most sense, as he is in the second season of the three-year deal he signed in 2024.”
Parkinson has dealt with a couple of injuries this season, forcing him out of two games, which could explain the hindrance to his production.
He is a younger option who could see an increase in receiving if he were the primary or second tight end on the roster, something he can do in Cleveland.
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