BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku admitted that he was terrified in the lead-up to the NFL's trade deadline Tuesday.

Njoku's name had been floated as a possible trade candidate for several weeks. However, when the deadline passed and his future in Cleveland was solidified, relief and joy kicked in.

An impassioned Njoku said multiple times Wednesday that he was "happy" to remain with the team that he has played for the entirety of his nine-year career.

"Of course [a trade] is a possibility," said Njoku, who raised a pendant featuring the Nigerian flag drawn into a map of Ohio. "But I'm in Cleveland, baby. I'm not going nowhere. I ain't f------ leaving."

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported days before the trade deadline that the Browns did not sound inclined to deal Njo

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