CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ sluggish, struggling offense could get a jolt this week. Nick Chubb is nearly back.
One of the NFL’s top running backs from 2019-22, Chubb is expected to practice for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, returning after he suffered a major knee injury in Week 2 last season against Pittsburgh.
Chubb began this season on the physically unable to perform list (PUP). The team intends to open the 21-day window in which he can practice. He’ll need to be added to the 53-man roster by the end of the three-week period or he’ll remain on the PUP all season.
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Chubb could play by the end of October. The four-time Pro Bowler was ahead of schedule after undergoing two surgeries on the same knee he hurt while in college at Georgia.
The Browns (1-3) will be cautious with Chubb, but they need someone to snap them out of a funk that worsened with Sunday’s 20-16 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders…