{"id":292862,"date":"2023-10-02T21:42:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292862"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:42:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:42:16","slug":"david-njoku-wears-mask-to-hide-facial-burns-ahead-of-browns-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/david-njoku-wears-mask-to-hide-facial-burns-ahead-of-browns-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"David Njoku wears mask to hide facial burns ahead of Browns-Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku arrives at game in beige mask before donning a balaclava to warm up after suffering burn injuries to his face this week&#8230; but still suits up to play<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Njoku sustained the burns following an accident at home while lighting a fire pit\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 27-year-old managed to get on the field in Cleveland&#8217;s 28-3 loss to Baltimore<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Browns tight end David Njoku showed up to Sunday&#8217;s game in a beige mask, before donning a balaclava while warming up, as he expects to play this weekend, just days after suffering burn injuries to his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was listed as questionable ahead of Cleveland&#8217;s Week 4 matchup against the Ravens at home, following reports that he suffered burns to his face and arm in an accident at home while lighting a fire pit.<\/p>\n<p>Njoku, however, reassured Browns fans on X on Saturday: &#8216;The flesh is week. See u tomorrow #DawgPound.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not immediately known when the accident took place or the severity of Njoku&#8217;s injuries. He arrived at FirstEnergy Stadium wearing a beige coat that matched the color of his mask. It covered his whole neck and face other than his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, his agent Malki Kawa, shared on social media that Njoku &#8216;is OK&#8217; and thanked &#8216;everyone for reaching out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047365-12581953-image-a-8_1696193340351.jpg\" height=\"791\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Njoku showed up in a mask at FirstEnergy Stadium ahead of the Browns&#8217; game, Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047361-12581953-image-a-4_1696193243011.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Njoku also wore a balaclava to cover burns on his face while warming up prior to the 28-3 loss<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047421-12581953-image-m-6_1696193269544.jpg\" height=\"668\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Njoku sustained facial burns after trying to light a fire pit in his backyard in Cleveland this week<\/p>\n<p>Njoku, who is in his seventh season with Cleveland, has 10 catches for 92 yards this season. He&#8217;s a solid blocker and coach Kevin Stefanski noted earlier this week that Njoku has been a major contributor on several big plays through three games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s made a huge impact for us already,&#8217; Stefanski said. &#8216;He&#8217;s very close to why we&#8217;re having success. He gets a ton of attention from defenses in the pass game. He does a great job competing in the run game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can think back to a few plays in the last few weeks that are only having success because he\u00b4s at the point of attack. So he\u00b4s a very, very complete tight end.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Njoku&#8217;s injury further complicated things for the Browns (2-2), who were also without starting quarterback Deshaun Watson against the Ravens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/21\/76047449-12581953-image-a-7_1696193318002.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Njoku managed to get on the field on Sunday after telling Browns fans that he expects to play<\/p>\n<p>Watson was limited in practice this week due to a shoulder injury and was also listed as questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson, a fifth-round pick from UCLA, made his first NFL start, completing 19 of 26 passes for 121 yards and no touchdowns, in a 28-3 loss. He threw for three interceptions, too.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Ravens QB Lamar Jackson had a 78 percent passing rate after going for 15 of 19 for 187 yards and two touchdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens are now 3-1 after this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-12581953\/Cleveland-Browns-tight-end-David-Njoku-arrives-game-beige-mask-donning-balaclava-warm-suffering-burn-injuries-face-week-suits-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku arrives at game in beige mask before donning a balaclava to warm up after suffering burn injuries to his face this week&#8230; but still suits up to play Njoku sustained the burns following an accident at home while lighting a fire pit\u00a0 The 27-year-old managed to get on the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>David Njoku wears mask to hide facial burns ahead of Browns-Ravens - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/david-njoku-wears-mask-to-hide-facial-burns-ahead-of-browns-ravens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David Njoku wears mask to hide facial burns ahead of Browns-Ravens - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku arrives at game in beige mask before donning a balaclava to warm up after suffering burn injuries to his face this week&#8230; 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