Browns Plan To Open Practice Window For RB Nick Chubb This Week

According to Ian Rapoport, the Browns plan to open the practice window for RB Nick Chubb this coming week once he’s eligible. 

Cleveland placed Chubb on the PUP list to open the season which sidelined him for the first four games minimum. Designating him to return gives him a three-week window to practice with the team before he has to be added to the active roster. 

Chubb is recovering from last year’s catastrophic knee injury and Rapoport says he’ll need additional ramp-up time. Chubb isn’t expected to play in Week 5 but Rapoport notes the Browns plan to have him back by midseason. 

Chubb, 28, was drafted by the Browns in the second round out of Georgia in 2018. He was entering the final year of a four-year, $7,383,094 contract when Cleveland signed him to a three-year, $36 million extension back in 2021. 

The Browns restructured Chubb’s contract in April, lowering his cap hit in 2024 from $15.85 million to $6.275 million. He can also make up to $12.2 million in performance-based incentives

In 2023, Chubb appeared in two games for the Browns and rushed for 167 yards on 27 carries to go along with 21 yards on four receptions. 

We’ll have more on Chubb as the news is available.