Nick Chubb says surgically repaired knee ‘felt good’ after first practice back with Browns

For the first time since undergoing season-ending surgery stemming from a knee injury he suffered in Week 2 of last season, Nick Chubb is back on the practice field with the Cleveland Browns. The club opened up the running back’s practice window this week, and he hit the field for the first time on Wednesday. 

“It felt good,” Chubb told reporters Thursday of that surgically repaired left knee. “I’ve been doing things on my own for a while now, so I’ve been used to everything I’ve done out there. It feels good.”

Chubb initially began the season on the physically unable to perform list and was sidelined for the first four weeks of the year. After Week 4 was the earliest he was eligible to come off of the PUP list, which is an encouraging sign that he’s progressed well. 

“I was just hoping to get back at some point,” he said. “I never had a date set in mind. Just whenever I felt good and was available to go out there, I was gonna try to go, and that’s right now.”

Chubb’s knee injury was significant, and, as ESPN notes, he had procedures to repair the medial capsule, meniscus, and MCL last September and then underwent another to repair damage to his ACL in November. With that in mind, there’s also the emotional element to this return for Chubb after such an ordeal. 

“It didn’t feel real,” he said of practicing again. “It felt like a dream. I’ve been battling this for a while now, so it was great to get all that off my shoulders and finally get back out there.”

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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-10-03 18:52:23

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