The Cleveland Browns are still uncertain when Nick Chubb will come back to play but are confident in his progress and believe he will stay with the team next season.
Browns general manager Andrew Berry provided an update on Chubb on Tuesday at the NFL annual meeting. Berry mentioned that the team still needs to negotiate a new contract for Chubb but he doesn’t anticipate it being a problem.
“Perhaps the simplest thing is we fully anticipate Nick to stay here and he’s making excellent progress with his recovery and everything,” Berry said, according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. “And I meant what I said at the end of the season, I meant what I said at the combine. We don’t want the injury in Pittsburgh to be his last play as a Cleveland Brown.”
At present, Chubb will lead to a $15.85 million cap hit for 2024. A revised deal will decrease that amount and probably extend Chubb's time with the Browns.
In six seasons, Chubb has rushed for 6,511 yards and 48 touchdowns. His career average of 5.3 yards per carry is among the best in the league. Browns RB Nick Chubb to Begin Next Phase of Rehabilitation Getty Images
Browns RB Nick Chubb hurt his knee against the Steelers in Week 2.
Chubb is scheduled to enter the next stage of his rehabilitation next month. He suffered a serious injury in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had both his ACL and MCL repaired in two separate surgeries, with the most recent operation in November.team has repeatedly mentioned
that he’s been working tirelessly in rehab — no surprise considering Chubb’s work ethic. He’s expected to progress to some pre-football activities in his rehab soon. knee injury “Honestly, it’s probably too early to really understand what he’s going to look like,” Berry stated. “He’s truly doing a great job with the rehab and he should start to do some running probably sometime this upcoming month. “… right now he’s strengthening his quad, he’s doing the rehab and everything, but it’s not like he’s going out and doing sprints, agility drills, stuff like that. But this month we expect that he will.”Browns Unsure of Nick Chubb’s Exact Return Date
The Getty Images There’s a chance Nick Chubb will be ready for Week 1 but the Browns won’t hurry his return.
The update on Chubb is positive, but the team still does not have a definite timeline for his return. The best-case scenario would have Chubb on the field for Week 1, but the Browns won’t rush him.
“As we think about it, until we see him in the next couple months, I think the next — call it three — months will be pretty telling in terms of his potential readiness for early in the season,” Berry said. “We’re going to be conservative in terms of our approach in our assessment with building the roster because he’s coming off of a major knee injury.
The Browns have signed two running backs this offseason:
D’Onta ForemanNyheim Hines
. Foreman is expected to take on a
-like role, while Hines is valued for his pass-catching ability.
