Chase Young returns to practice
ASHBURN, Va., Nov 3, (AP): Chase Young practiced with the Washington Commanders on Wednesday, his first time doing so in nearly a year since tearing the ACL in his right knee.
Young took part in individual drills as expected Wednesday after the team started his 21-day clock to activate him off the physically unable to perform list. Coach Ron Rivera would not commit to Young playing Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
“That’s probably jumping the gun,” Rivera said. “He did look good. We’ll see how he is tomorrow, how he reacts to the amount of work he had. He looked quick. He looked spry. He was excited. We’re going to follow what the trainers and doctors tell us about this.”
Young, the team and doctors have taken it extra careful with the pass rusher’s recovery from surgery, which involved grafting part of his left patellar tendon to fix the tear on the other side. The 23-year-old said even though the practice was without pads and helmets he felt “like a football player again.”
He insists he did not have a timeframe for when he’d be back.
“It was really just more day to day,” Young said. “Just focusing on the plan at hand, not really worrying about the noise - just really worrying about myself, soul-searching and just staying focused.”
Even missing Young, Washington’s front four led by defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne and edge rusher Montez Sweat has been a key part of the team’s three-game winning streak to get back to .500 at 4-4.
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Newly acquired linebacker Bradley Chubb and the Miami Dolphins have agreed on a five-year extension that could be worth as much as $119 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.
Chubb’s deal includes about $63 million in guaranteed money, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the agreement nor the terms had been revealed publicly.
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The Dolphins made a trade with Denver earlier this week for Chubb, who had 5-1/2 sacks this season for the Broncos and is a past Pro Bowl pick. They made that deal expecting to get a long-term contract done and it didn’t take Dolphins general manager Chris Grier long to finish that task.
“When you do a deal like that for a player, you always would like to,” Grier said earlier this week.
Chubb is expected to make his Miami debut on Sunday when the Dolphins visit Chicago.