Nick Chubb will remain a Cleveland Brown in 2024 while he continues to recover from a devastating multi-ligament knee injury suffered in week 2 last season.
The Browns have chosen to keep Chubb in their backfield with a reworked contract that lowers his base salary, while giving him a chance to earn it back through performance based incentives.
This is welcome news for a player that people weren’t sure would return to the NFL after suffering his second significant injury to his left knee. Chubb clearly isn’t a regular human, as he recovered from a very similar injury while at the university of Georgia that people also thought would be career ending.
This news indicates that the Browns believe Chubb can return and be productive, while wanting to hedge their bet. Fantasy Managers should exercise caution as well, as his current pre-draft best ball ADP of 93.6 on Underdog feels way too rich, putting him ahead of players like Javonte Williams and Zamir White- runners who are the lead back on their team with less health concerns.
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said that ...
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said that ...
While Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (knee) has ...
Nick Chubb is out for the year after gruesome knee injury sustained in Monday Night’s Week 2 contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb was well on his way to having his typical uber efficient rushing night Monday at Pittsburgh Steelers. On Chubb’s last carry of the game, he ran through the Steelers defense when S Minkah Fitzpatrick dove at his left leg causing his knee to bend inwards. The video of the injury left us with little doubt right away that this was the end of Chubb’s season, and HC Kevin Stefanski said as much directly after the game. The only thing to wait for now is exactly how severe the knee injury suffered is.
This is the second major knee injury on the same leg that Chubb has sustained dating back to College. In 2015 Nick Chubb suffered a dislocation along with 3 ligament tears in the same knee he badly injured on Monday night. This second major injury on the same knee is all around horrible, it’s devastating for Chubb and the Cleveland Browns, and it’s devastating to all football fans.
In the wake of Chubb’s injury Monday night, backup second year RB out of Cincinnati Jerome Ford took over lead back responsibilities. Jerome picked up right where Chubb left off scoring a TD and 2pt conversion post Chubb’s injury. Ford ended the night with 16 carries for 106-yds on the ground and added 3 receptions on 4 targets for 25yds and a touchdown. The only other RB to get a touch was Pierre Strong who saw 3 opportunities including a one yard vultured TD following a 69 yard run by Ford. Fantasy managers should be aggressive on the waiver wire to aquire Ford if he is available, and we should monitor the Cam Akers trade drama in LA now as there seems to be a need for a RB in Cleveland now.
We wish Nick Chubb a safe and speedy recovery, you will be missed.
