Running back Nick Chubb is just about ready to roll, and his return to the field can’t come soon enough for the struggling Cleveland Browns (1-4).
Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported on Saturday, October 12, that the Browns have made their final call on when Chubb will play his first game since September of 2023.
“With the Browns designating Chubb to return from the physically unable to perform list on Oct. 3, his 21-day practice window is narrowing, and he’s expected to come bolting out of the tunnel next week against the [Cincinnati] Bengals and play for the first time since suffering the injury in Week 2 of last season in Pittsburgh,” Cabot wrote .
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Chubb sustained a devastating knee injury against the Steelers that required multiple surgeries to repair, and the last 20 games (plus this Sunday’s contest against the Philadelphia Eagles ) aren’t the only things it cost him.
Cleveland initiated a restructure to Chubb’s contract over the offseason, which dropped his guaranteed money to just over $2 million this year in the final season of a three-year deal that was originally worth more than $36 million total.