Browns RB Nick Chubb to practice this week for first time since last year

The Cleveland Browns' sluggish, struggling discourtesy could get a jolt this week. Nick Chubb is astir back.

One of nan NFL's apical moving backs from 2019-22, Chubb is expected to believe for nan first long successful much than a annum connected Wednesday, returning aft he suffered a awesome knee wounded successful Week 2 past play against Pittsburgh.

Chubb began this play connected nan physically incapable to execute database (PUP). The squad intends to unfastened nan 21-day casement successful that he tin practice. He’ll request to beryllium added to nan 53-man roster by nan extremity of nan three-week period, aliases he'll stay connected nan PUP each season.

Chubb could play by nan extremity of October. The four-time Pro Bowler was up of schedule aft undergoing 2 surgeries connected nan aforesaid knee he wounded during successful college astatine Georgia.

The Browns (1-3) intent beryllium cautious alongside Chubb, but they request personification to threat them retired of a funk that worsened alongside Sunday's 20-16 nonaccomplishment to nan Las Vegas Raiders.

Cleveland's discourtesy produced 10 points against a Las Vegas defense missing elite separator rusher Maxx Crosby.

The Browns play astatine Washington adjacent seven days earlier visiting Philadelphia connected Oct. 13. Cleveland intent past big back-to-back games against AFC North rivals Cincinnati and Baltimore.

Chubb debuted successful 2018 aft nan Browns drafted him successful nan 2nd information and was durable during his first 5 seasons. But he sewage wounded past annum against Pittsburgh astatine that long Steelers information Minkah Fitzpatrick deed him debased connected a transportation wrong nan 5-yard line.

Chubb tore his anterior and medial collateral ligaments and sustained harm to nan medial capsule and meniscus. The 28-year-old had 2 operations successful November earlier attacking his rehab successful modular style and reaching galore checkpoints successful his betterment up of schedule.

He began moving successful April and was doing much cutting and velocity toil during training campy successful July.

Chubb has rushed for 6,511 yards and scored 48 touchdowns successful 77 games.

The Browns restructured Chubb’s statement during nan offseason, lowering his net to $2.275 cardinal but adding incentives that could let him to recoup immoderate of nan $11.75 cardinal he was group to make successful nan last annum of a three-year, $36.6 cardinal deal.

Reporting by The Associated Press.