Season-ending injury for Chubb
Nick Chubb’s gruesome left knee injury will require surgery, a devastating blow for the Cleveland Browns star running back who will have to go through another arduous rehabilitation to continue playing.
Chubb sustained the season-ending injury in Monday night’s 26-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A four-time Pro Bowler in six seasons, Chubb got hurt when Steelers safety
Minkah Fitzpatrick tackled him low on a carry in the second quarter. The impact buckled the same knee Chubb injured in 2015 at Georgia and had reconstructed.
The team brought in former Brown Kareem Hunt for a visit and workout Tuesday. Hunt spent four seasons with Cleveland before leaving as a free agent in March.
After Chubb went down, quarterback Deshaun Watson and Cleveland’s offense struggled for extended stretches in the Browns’ 20th consecutive regularseason defeat in Pittsburgh.
One of the few bright spots on a somber evening was backup running back
Jerome Ford, who will now step in for Chubb. A secondyear back from Cincinnati, Ford rushed for 106 yards on 16 carries, a 6.6-yard average. He had a 69-yard run and caught a three-yard touchdown pass one play after Chubb’s injury.
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