David Njoku On Joe Flacco's Resurgence & 2023 Season

Browns offense & playoff appearance right come easy go little high little low like that no base booster all right we got David and joku who's turned into one of the best tight ends in the league man and and we love your game bro you block you do all the dirty work you know like you got to do that and that offense but it's fun watching with the ball in your hand man so congrats on a great year individual accolades and everything and uh thanks for coming on the show thank you thank you for having me I appreciate the the support you guys are the best what did you think man when uh when you pull flacko off the street like what was the honest opinion honestly um when I saw I saw on Instagram that we got him yeah and then I saw him in the training room and I I kind of like like sized him up you know he was on the Ravens for so many years I think my rookie year he beat me yeah so I I had to make sure that he wasn't like an undercover op you know but uh he was awesome he he was a blessing for sure good teammate you could tell guys connected gosh I'm actually going to call him after this see what he's doing later is he here he is guys like me Joe same draft class we we can't stay out too late n n you ain't see Flo Flaco's a beast yeah he's a beast he's a beast um talk to me about like how great that offense is for you um I feel like I feel like I see so many plays where you guys dial up play action and you're such a weapon in that part of the game um working in sing with the o line and everything how great is Kevin as a play caller I know in the beginning maybe it wasn't like uh a perfect fit but like eventually you guys really caught on so what's he all about and and and how does the Run game feed you you know I will say this in our offense it really takes all 11 for everything to work right I think my favorite play of the Year wasn't really any any of my touchdowns it was the play against the Ravens when it was a run and the whole team was pushing you know to get that first down you know that that really just shows how much number one how much we care about each other and how much we we we want we wanted to win you know and uh the playoff game you know it really didn't didn't seem real you know cuz if I just like it was so much adversity and so many things we overcame throughout the years you know and it was just it was tough but uh you know God is good you feel me like like like hope like most of us left finish the season you know not hurt not injured or anything so yeah you you got to just give glory to God I bumped into miles yesterday Myles Garrett & Browns defense that guy's bigger every time I see defensive player of the year yeah dude congrats to Miles uh you miles you're the goat man don't let anyone tell you different all right no other team in the AFC you're the goat he's a beast dude and you got to some where where's TJ at TJ I ain't talking I'm just asking where he's at you got to you got to block miles in practice what's that like I've been doing that for about seven years you know me and him are going on on eighth year and it feels like yesterday we're rookies yeah I will say this you know and I I really don't like sharing this story but for you guys I I can you're the man my rookie year I was about 240 you know and uh at the time you know we we would have uh in Camp we would have like you know oneon-one is blocking yeah so I I would go against you know one guy whatever and then I finally had to go against Miles when the ball was hiked he picked me up from the ground and he really could have like you know uh you know the w we move uh let's let's say the The Rock Bottom Rock Bottom you go up in the air yeah he really could have slam me like that but he me down and I was like yo oh at that point I was like you know what yo I got I I have to work at this I I can't be seen doing this you know but uh you know he is he is the elite I I honestly think he's the best DN I've ever went against you know he's incredible he's like Julius Peppers he's our generation's Julius Peppers man for sure that's a great comparison he's really one one right now um and and J one of my favorite players to watch dude what makes your linebacker so good I feel like they play him fast forward you know JK is so interesting you know he's the he's the first and only linebacker I've seen that is completely vegan really I mean yeah wow completely vegan he doesn't need no meat no Dairy whatever and uh he's so explosive yeah you know even though he's he's you know lighter a little bit like he like the plays that he makes is like it's not normal like I I I really believe he's making his way to be El leite as well so uh I'm so glad that he's on our side you know he's he's an awesome dude as a person as well and uh yeah go Brownies so going back to Joe when he got there um midseason how was it trying to find a Groove like with him like trying to get Joe Flacco chemistry in the groove with a quarterback and make play trying to get into the groove with Joe with Joe with Joe trying sure um the first game was uh the Rams you know I I really didn't have like a great game actually there was one play where I I should have have had like a 30 40 yard gain but I stepped out of bounds like a like a dhead yeah but um no um that that that chemistry happened just like that you know and uh it was almost like I I knew when he was throwing it to me before the ball was even snap just because like I just I I just it was more like a feel but uh no we definitely had fun you know um hopefully he stays in Cleveland yeah you know and he and he made some plays Off Script I was like damn dude you breaking the pocket and everything 38 years old running like please take it easy but the Houston the first Houston game bro yeah I called it the most beautiful game of catch I've ever seen between him and Coupe and it was like y'all didn't have a kicker so y'all were like sorry I got to I was trying to kick it I got to go on Fourth and eight sorry we're just going convert again you were really you were trying to kick the ball bro I was trying to kick it dog and Kevin wouldn't let me you know honestly um you know I just need to show him in practice that I can kick it and then he'll trust me in the game but uh I mean whatever you can do I I don't I know if you know that he was an Allstar in high school in the high jump and we got the Olympics coming this summer do you think there's any events that you think you can probably could you compete in right now um I mean I guess all I have really is a high job isn't it it's a high job maybe maybe long and triple but uh I I would bet on high I can at least get like six six right now at least damn dude yeah so you're here with Wan you know like obviously you had a scary moment this year and I was feeling for you man because like I I know it's it was so Burn injury personal cuz it's like it's your face and the whole thing and you're like you're probably really afraid of what how it's going to heal up and all that stuff and then you got to go play like how painful was it and and how mentally trying was it to go through that and and what can you tell people who might be dealing with the same type of situation you know I'm not trying to sound crazy but it was probably one of the most exhilarating times of my life really I'll tell you why because um you know obviously like as a as a football player you play football your whole life you know it's a football game but that game it really felt like a like a battle like like a like we're modern day Gladiators you know and uh it was a rush it was it was a very very exhilarating unfortunately we weren't able to to win cuz if we won it would have been that much better but um after the game I took off my helmet cuz my helmet was on the whole time yeah from the from start to finish half time it was on when I took it off my face was torn up you know and I just all you can do is laugh because you you you overcame what people thought you wouldn't so yeah God God is good I'm blessed you know for sure yeah man I we were we were thinking about you um I'm really glad you were all right and um you know I I seriously hats off for taking the field cuz I'm putting myself in your shoes and I've never been through something like that you know we're used to playing with injuries like you know MCL shoulder whatever but that's a different deal bro had to be scary yeah man no really for for real thank you so much yeah for real inspiring man it's just uh you know I'm just glad that we were able to use this uh platform to help others you know it was so many uh DMS and uh just texts that I got from burnt victims that were scared to show and they showed because I showed so whatever it takes you know at the end of the day we're human beings together all together that's dope man yeah no for real dude thank you for David wants the Tacoma talking about it hey last thing I got for David and joku here in front of this beautiful Toyota which I think he could jump over yeah it's yours for real no puka tried to drive it off the lot bro so what what what what can I do to Toyota folks what can he do what can he do a lot no but for real Toyota um what can I do to take this car like seriously she she's on her phone like she's like doesn't even care no Toyota what are we doing to get David and joku this their name that we know that works at Toyota there Toyota Toyota we're just going Toyota David thank you for the time bro appreciate you and good luck you guys you guys are awesome thank you