Browns RB Nick Chubb expected to make season debut for Cleveland on Sunday, coach says

Running back Nick Chubb has not played since September 2023, but returned to Browns practice last week. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

After a long recovery, Nick Chubb is set to finally return to the field. The Cleveland Browns running back is expected to make his season debut on Sunday, more than a year after being sidelined by a devastating knee injury.

Chubb tore his MCL and damaged his ACL in September 2023, requiring multiple surgeries to repair the injury, but he finally returned to practice last week. Chubb is currently listed as questionable, but Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that Chubb is expected to play.

At practice on Wednesday, Chubb said that his knee felt good heading into this week.

“I’m ready to get out there with my team, ready to do whatever I can,” Chubb said, via ESPN. “I feel good.”

The 28-year-old running back was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday, per the Browns’ injury report.

Cleveland, which is 1-5 and considered one of the worst teams in the league, is in desperate need of some help with the run game. The team is tied for the lowest number of rushing touchdowns in the league, with just two, and has the seventh-fewest rushing yards, with 583 across six games.

Now, the Browns will have (an albeit limited) Chubb to help as they take on the 2-4 Cincinnati Bengals at home on Sunday.