by After the first four weeks of the season on the Cleveland Browns physically unable to perform on the list, star running back Nick Chubb will officially return to practice on Wednesday, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski.
The news comes as no surprise after multiple reports over the weekend said the team would likely open the 21-day practice window for Chubb. This gives Cleveland three weeks to decide whether or not to activate the 28-year-old to the 53-man roster.
Stefanski wouldn’t commit to a timeline for Chubb to make his debut in 2024 during that three-game stretch. The Browns’ head man said he’s not looking past Wednesday at this point. The report shows that Chubb will not be ready to play against the Washington commanders in week 5.
Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, has spent the past year rehabbing the grotesque knee injury he suffered in the team’s Week 2 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. The condition required multiple surgeries to reconstruct the ligaments in his left knee.
Chubb has been a PUP designation for the team since training camp opened in late July. Now his long-awaited return to the field is closer than ever.
Along with Chubb, fellow running back Nyheim Hines is also nearing a return to practice, according to Stefanski. Cleveland’s head man expressed optimism that Hines could be back this week as well, but didn’t quite stick to that timeline.
Hines has been on a PUP designation along with Chubb since training camp, due to a torn ACL he suffered in a jet ski accident in 2023.
