Browns working again Nick Chubb is anticipated to make his season debut in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7 in Cleveland, a supply instructed ESPN, finishing his return from a extreme left knee harm that required two surgical procedures final yr.
Chubb, who began the season on the bodily unable to carry out checklist, has been training for the previous two weeks however was dominated out of the Browns’ Week 6 recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Chubb, although, elevated his apply workload this week as a part of his pure ramp-up development.
“I feel he is simply constructing on each single day,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski stated Friday. “I feel he is doing a pleasant job within the scout group, he is doing a pleasant job when he will get some reps inside the offense. So, he continues to construct on each single day.”
Chubb, who turns 29 in December, suffered the season-ending knee harm on “Monday Evening Soccer” in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2 of the 2023 season. He underwent a primary surgical procedure to restore his medial capsule, meniscus and MCL in late September. A second surgical procedure repaired injury to his ACL in November.
Chubb additionally tore his left MCL, PCL and LCL whereas on the College of Georgia in 2015.
Chubb, a four-time Professional Bowl choice, had rushed for 1,000 yards in 4 straight seasons earlier than 2023, together with a career-high 1,525 in 2022.
Cleveland.com first reported Chubb’s anticipated return in Week 7.
