Tight end David Njoku’s departure seems to have triggered a mass exodus from the Cleveland Browns. Their starting right guard of the past seven years, Wyatt Teller, announced on Instagram that he will leave the franchise as soon as he becomes a free agent.
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“I wish things were different,” Teller stated in his official address to the Dawg Pound. “Ultimately, the Browns took a chance on me that changed the trajectory of my life forever… Cleveland will always have a special place in our hearts.”
The Browns had acquired Teller through a trade with the Buffalo Bills just before the 2019 regular season. He earned a second-team All-Pro title in his second year with the Browns. And the three consecutive Pro Bowls that he compiled since then made him a star in Cleveland. They may not have been able to spend that much time together, but it’s now clear that Teller even meant something to his most recent quarterback, Shedeur Sanders.
The two of them competed in just four regular-season games together in 2025. Yet, Teller’s departure was still enough to invoke a somber comment from the soon-to-be sophomore.
Shedeur Sanders gets emotional about Wyatt Teller's exit from Cleveland Browns. pic.twitter.com/6B65yig5OW
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Complete with a “:(“ emoji and all, Sanders made sure that Teller knew that even his greenest of teammates were thankful for his presence. The message, “:( gonna miss you, bro,” also conveyed that teammates were always aware of exactly how much he meant to the city of Cleveland.
Of course, what’s done is done, and the attention of the fans and players will now shift back toward the Browns and their never-ending rebuild. Teller and Njoku figure to be the first of many veteran departures from the team, as the franchise is set to endure yet another massive overhaul on offense.
They’ve now seen the firing of their head coach, Kevin Stefanski, and their offensive coordinator, Ken Dorsey, who had only been with the team for a year.
The franchise also has the added benefit of holding both the 6th and 24th overall picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. But given their track record, it’s hard to have much confidence in that either.
The only thing certain in Cleveland is uncertainty. So until something finally changes, these departures are nothing more than the same old thing from the ol’ Brownies.
