{"id":110850,"date":"2024-03-27T05:15:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T05:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=110850"},"modified":"2024-03-27T05:16:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T05:16:38","slug":"browns-send-clear-message-on-nick-chubbs-future-ahead-of-big-step-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/browns-send-clear-message-on-nick-chubbs-future-ahead-of-big-step-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Send Clear Message on Nick Chubb\u2019s Future Ahead of \u2018Big Step\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0are still unsure about when\u00a0Nick Chubb\u00a0will return to the field but feel good about his progress and have no doubts he\u2019ll be with the team next season.<\/p>\n

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Browns general manager Andrew Berry updated reporters on Chubb on Tuesday at the NFL annual meeting. Berry noted that the team still needs to address a new contract for Chubb but he doesn\u2019t see that being a hurdle.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe the easiest thing is we fully expect Nick to be here and he\u2019s doing a great job with his recovery and everything,\u201d\u00a0Berry said, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. \u201cAnd I meant what I said at the end of the season, I meant what I said at the combine. We do not want the injury in Pittsburgh to be his last snap as a Cleveland Brown.\u201d<\/p>\n

As things stand, Chubb will account for a\u00a0$15.85 million cap charge for 2024. A reworked deal will lower that number and likely keep Chubb linked to the Browns longer.<\/p>\n

Through six seasons Chubb has\u00a0rushed for 6,511 yards\u00a0and 48 touchdowns. His career 5.3 yards per carry is among the league\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n

Browns RB Nick Chubb to Begin Next Phase of Rehab<\/h2>\n

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Chubb is set to begin the next phase of his rehab next month. He suffered a catastrophic\u00a0knee injury\u00a0in Week 2 against the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers. He had both his ACL and MCL repaired during two separate surgeries, the latest of those procedures coming in November.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0team has repeatedly noted\u00a0that he\u2019s been working relentlessly in rehab. For someone with a work ethic like Chubb, that\u2019s no surprise. He\u2019s expected to take the next step of his rehab with some pre-football activity soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, it\u2019s probably too early to really understand what he\u2019s going to look like,\u201d Berry said. \u201cHe\u2019s doing truly doing a fantastic job with the rehab and he should start to load run probably sometime this upcoming month.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 right now he\u2019s strengthening his quad, he\u2019s doing the rehab and everything, but it\u2019s not like he\u2019s going out and doing sprints, agility drills, stuff like that. But this month we expect that he will.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Browns Unsure of Nick Chubb\u2019s Exact Return Date<\/h2>\n

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The update on Chubb is positive, but the team still does not have a firm timeline for his return. The best-case\u00a0scenario would have Chubb on the field for Week 1, but the Browns aren\u2019t going to rush him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we think about it, until we see him in the next couple months, I think the next \u2014 call it three \u2014 months will be pretty telling in terms of his potential readiness for early in the season,\u201d Berry said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be conservative in terms of our approach in our assessment with building the roster because he\u2019s coming off of a major knee injury.<\/p>\n

The Browns have added two running backs this offseason:\u00a0D\u2019Onta Foreman\u00a0and\u00a0Nyheim Hines. Foreman is expected to take on a\u00a0Kareem Hunt-type role, while Hines is valued for his pass-catching ability.<\/p>\n

\u201cD\u2019Onta, he really, I think has a skillset that\u2019s probably pretty similar to how we used Kareem this past year,\u201d Berry said. \u201cAnd then Nyheim was honestly really more for his return value and his pass game skillset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jerome Ford\u00a0and\u00a0Pierre Strong Jr.\u00a0are also expected to return next season to bolster the running back room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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