Browns Insider brings bad news about Nick Chubb Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is still recovering from knee surgery.
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is still recovering from knee surgery.
He may take a while before Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb looks like himself on the field again. Chubb suffered a devastating season-ending knee injury in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Some interventions are needed, the last one will take place in November. The timing of Chubb’s return is uncertain, although the team is confident he will appear on the field at some point next season.
But even if he returns, Browns insider Terry Pluto of cleveland.com doesn’t expect to see the Chubb of old again for a while.“I doubt Chubb will be ready for the start of the season.
He’s had two major knee surgeries in three months,” Pluto said in his Q&A column on Friday, Feb. 9. “I hope he plays some in 2024. We probably won’t see the best of Chubb after surgery until 2025.”
Chubb has been the heart of the Browns’ offense since arriving as a second-round pick in 2018. In six seasons, Chubb has totaled 6,511 yards and 48 touchdowns.
His career 5.3 yards per carry is among the league’s elite.Chubb has been quiet since his surgery, although he’s not much of a talker anyway.
However, he spent time at the team’s facilities. He also made a cameo as the Dawg Pound captain in the Browns’ final home game. Browns have a contract decision to make with Nick Chubb The Browns will look to rework Nick Chubb’s contract this offseason.
The Browns will look to rework Nick Chubb’s contract this offseason.Browns general manager Andrew Berry rightly called Chubb’s contract situation “the elephant in the room” during his end-of-season press conference.
Chubb will count nearly $16 million against the cap next season. That’s a high number for a running back who underwent major knee surgery and whose return plan is uncertain.
The Browns could save $11.825 million if they release Chubb.
The Browns will attempt to rework Chubb’s deal this offseason. The hope is that Chubb bounces back and stays with the team for the foreseeable future.
“As far as Nick’s development goes, obviously I understand that’s a little bit of the elephant in the room,” Berry said on Jan. 22. “No one wants this carry in Pittsburgh to be the last time they carry the ball for the Cleveland Browns. And of course there are things we need to work on, but that wouldn’t be our intention.
We will of course work to keep him on the team. Kareem Hunt should not return to the Browns Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt will be a free agent this offseason. Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt will be a free agent this offseason.
The Browns turned to a running back committee after Chubb’s injury. That cohort included Jerome Ford, Kareem Hunt and Pierre Strong Jr. Ford and Strong are both under contract through next season, but Hunt will be a free agent.
Hunt finished the season with 411 yards on 135 carries, averaging just 3.0 yards per carry. His most significant contributions came in situations involving short distances.
Hunt recorded a team-high nine rushing touchdowns during the regular season and scored two more – a reception and a rushing touchdown – in the Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans.
Hunt has expressed a desire to return to Cleveland, but Pluto doesn’t believe that will come to fruition. «I don’t think Hunt will come back.
They like Ford, but I expect them to acquire (or hire) a young running back,” Pluto wrote.Hunt spent the first few weeks of the season without a team.
The Browns came calling after Chubb’s injury.JR De Groote covers the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com.
As a reporter for West Hawaii Today, he has covered local and national sports and has decades of experience in digital media with previous stints at SB Nation and Bleacher Report.
He has won several state, regional and national awards for sports reporting and photography. Learn more about J.R. DeGroote
