The Facts: The Cleveland Browns are in active talks on an extension with Njoku, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Njoku received the franchise tag earlier this offseason.

Diehards Line: The two sides only have until July 15 to get a deal done, but all parties are confident that they’ll come to terms. The Browns used the franchise tag on Njoku, choosing to cuff him despite also having Austin Hooper at the time. The 25-year-old (26 in July) could now command a deal worth upwards of $10 million a year — something the Browns are reportedly willing to do. “I’ve been here (Cleveland) for four years going on five,” Njoku said last summer. “I don’t know anything different. I want to keep being here.” For now, the Browns have Njoku at a $10.8 million cap figure in 2022, a number they hope to tamp down.