Nick Chubb made a full comeback—just as he promised.
Cleveland’s star running back, whose 2023 season ended with a serious knee injury in Week 2, returned to the field on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, giving a boost to Browns fans and a team that needed inspiration.
Chubb received a huge cheer during the pregame introductions, which helped balance out the boos for quarterback Deshaun Watson as he ran out onto the field at Huntington Bank Field.
Last season, Chubb, one of Cleveland’s most beloved athletes, was taken off the field on a cart after a hard hit by Pittsburgh safety Minkah Fitzpatrick injured his left knee, the same knee he hurt while playing at Georgia.
Earlier this week, Chubb wrote an essay expressing his fear that his football career might be over as he was being taken off the field.
After the Bengals returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Chubb got his first carry in more than a year on the third play and gained 2 yards.
In his five-plus seasons with the Browns, who drafted him in the second round in 2018, Chubb has rushed for 6,511 yards and scored 48 touchdowns.
