Browns' Nick Chubb says return to practice 'felt like a dream' after long recovery from gruesome knee injury

All-Pro moving backmost Nick Chubb's roadworthy to betterment was lengthy.

The Cleveland Browns prima suffered a devastating genu wounded aboriginal past season, missed 15 games successful 2023 and underwent 2 procedures to repair 2 ligaments, a meniscus and his medial capsule.

This week, Chubb took a large measurement guardant successful his comeback bid erstwhile helium returned to practice.

"It didn’t consciousness real," Chubb said. "It felt similar a dream."

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Cleveland Browns moving backmost Nick Chubb (24) is taken from the tract connected a cart aft an evident wounded against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2nd 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh Sept. 18, 2023. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

Chubb besides provided an encouraging wellness update, saying his surgically repaired genu responded good to his archetypal clip moving retired connected the signifier turf successful implicit a year.

"I consciousness similar I’ve been up and battling this for a portion now," Chubb said Thursday. "It was large to get each that disconnected my shoulders and yet get backmost retired there."

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While Chubb has been moving and lifting weights successful caller months, it remains unclear erstwhile helium volition suit up for an NFL game.

"I conjecture we’ll each find retired astatine the aforesaid time," Chubb told reporters.

Browns backmost Deshaun Watson hands disconnected to moving backmost Nick Chubb successful the archetypal 4th against the Bengals Dec. 11, 2022, successful Cincinnati. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)

Chubb began the play connected the physically incapable to execute database and is expected to clasp that designation erstwhile the Browns instrumentality connected the Washington Commanders Sunday. In designating him to instrumentality to practice, the Browns person a 21-day model to adhd Chubb to the progressive oster. 

He could beryllium progressive erstwhile Cleveland travels to Philadelphia to play the Eagles successful Week 6. But Chubb has his ain timeline for erstwhile he'll play. 

"Whenever I consciousness good," helium said.

Cleveland Browns moving backmost Nick Chubb (24) runs the shot against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the archetypal 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh Sept. 18, 2023. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

Injuries are thing caller for Chubb, who tore ligaments successful the aforesaid genu portion playing at Georgia successful 2015. At immoderate point, he’s going to instrumentality a hard deed connected the knee, but that is not thing helium fears.

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"Once you get retired determination and you’re moving around, it’s similar you’re 8 years aged again," said Chubb, who has rushed for 6,511 yards and scored 48 touchdowns. "It’s similar riding a bike. That’s not thing that’s successful my head. I mean, you can’t power that.

"I’m going to spell retired determination and play fast."

The Browns entered Week 5 with a disappointing 1-3 record.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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