Browns HC explains the hard truth about Chubb’s injury

Kevin Stefanski and the Cleveland Browns should attempt to exchange operating again Nick Chubb.

Chubb suffered what has been confirmed as a season-ending damage throughout Cleveland’s 26-22 Monday Evening Soccer loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

To say that shedding Chubb is a large loss for the Browns can be an understatement. Since getting into the league as a second-rounder in 2018, Chubb has been one of many NFL’s greatest backs. He is averaged 5.3 yards per carry over six seasons and has eclipsed 1,000 yards speeding in every of his previous 4 campaigns.

Exterior of probably buying and selling for Indianapolis Colts operating again Jonathan Taylor, that kind of manufacturing is not going to be simply changed.

Stefanski stated as a lot when he met with the media to announce Chubb’s damage as a season-ender.

“We’ll assist him in each means,” Stefanski stated, per NBC Sports activities. “The most effective factor we are able to do to assist him, the very best factor we are able to do to honor who Nick Chubb is is go on the market and carry out, go on the market and work. I believe that’s finally what Nick expects this staff to do.”

Although Cleveland will look to interchange Chubbs manufacturing, that will likely be simpler stated than carried out.

“As you realize — you don’t exchange Nick Chubb. You simply don’t try this,” Stefanski stated. “Nice gamers within the league, you go searching, they exit, it’s at all times not one individual that replaces a participant of his caliber. So, everyone’s received to perform a little bit extra. You’ve received to perform a little bit extra in all places. However we’ll have a look at choices there by way of who we usher in.”

Second-year operating again Jerome Ford will exchange Chubb because the beginning operating again within the meantime. Exterior sources of assist might be a commerce for Taylor, as talked about, and it is price noting that former Browns operating again Kareem Hunt is a free agent nonetheless.

Hunt had been with the Browns from 2019-22 and rushed for 1,874 yards and 16 touchdowns throughout that point interval for Cleveland.