Chubb ‘where I need to be’; still no return date

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb said he doesn’t have a target date to return from the severe knee injury that ended his 2023 season and required a pair of surgeries.

“I’m not looking too far ahead,” Chubb said Wednesday in his first comments since the Week 2 injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I’m just taking it day by day.

“I like where I’m at. I’m where I need to be.”

Chubb underwent a first surgery repairing the medial capsule, meniscus and MCL in his left knee in late September. He had a second surgery to repair damage to his ACL in November.

In April, general manager Andrew Berry said that Chubb had started running on land.

The low hit from Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick was criticized on social media, but Chubb said he doesn’t believe it was a dirty play.

“I’m not blaming him,” Chubb said. “It’s part of the game.”

Chubb said going through a similar process at the University of Georgia, where he tore his MCL, PCL and LCL in his left knee in 2015, has helped his current rehab.

Chubb, who agreed to a reworked contract in April, had rushed for more than 1,000 yards in four straight seasons prior to 2023, including a career-high 1,525 yards in 2022.

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