After a long recovery, Nick Chubb will finally return to the field. The Cleveland Browns running back is expected to make his season debut on Sunday, more than a year after being sidelined by a devastating knee injury.
Chubb tore his MCL and damaged his ACL in September 2023, requiring multiple surgeries to repair the injury, but he finally returned to training last week. Chubb is currently listed as doubtful, but Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that Chubb is expected to play.
During practice on Wednesday, Chubb said his knee felt good this week.
“I’m ready to go out there with my team, ready to do what I can do,” Chubb said, via ESPN. “I feel good.”
The 28-year-old running back was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Browns’ injury report.
Cleveland, which is 1-5 and considered one of the worst teams in the league, desperately needs help in the run game. The team is tied for the fewest rushing touchdowns in the league, with just two, and has the seventh-fewest rushing yards with 583 through five games.
Now the Browns will have (an albeit limited) Chubb to help when they take on the 2-4 Cincinnati Bengals at home on Sunday.
