Houston — A football pitch in the NFL is not a place for the weak of heart. For David Njoku, though, the true threat is closer to home.
Njoku, who had a fire pit accident at his house in September that left him with severe burns on his face, hands, and arms, disclosed this week on Inside the NFL that he had another accident at home the Thursday before the Bears game that needed medical care.
He claims it “should’ve blinded him,” but it didn’t get to the point of fire. Nevertheless, there was “blood everywhere,” and he needed sutures 48 hours before the game.
Njoku clarified that it was a “normal stub” and that he stubbed his foot on Thursday night. He ignored it because he was wearing socks at the time, even though it “hurt like hell” and he walked it off. Subsequently, he glanced down to the ground and saw “blood everywhere.”
“Oh, crap, it might be a little worse than I thought,” was his thought.
When he saw Joe Sheehan, the head trainer of the Browns, on Friday, he was informed that his pinky toe required stitches.
Njoku received three stitches for his toe, wrapped it up, and faced the Bears 48 hours before to the game, which is around when the fire occurred.
Keeping his little boo boo in bounds at the back of the end zone, he grabbed a career-high 10 passes for 104 yards and a 2-yard touchdown, perhaps even more locked in than normal.
He demonstrated his ability to match up with any tight end in the AFC by catching a 31-yard ball on the opening play and a 34-yarder on third-and-15 on the game-winning field goal drive.
