Chubb Out At Least First Four Games of 2024 Season for Browns

The Cleveland Browns are expected to leave running back Nick Chubb on the Physically Unable to Perform list, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.  This will result in Chubb being out for at least the first four games of the 2024 season.

Chubb has been rehabbing a severe left knee injury he sustained in Week 2 of the 2023 season that sidelined him for the rest of the year and required two surgeries. He underwent the first procedure to repair his medial capsule, meniscus and MCL in late September. The second surgery occurred in November, repairing damage to his ACL.

The Browns expect the 28-year-old to play this season but have not given a timeline for his return.

Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, had rushed for more than 1,000 yards in four straight seasons before 2023, including a career-high 1,525 yards in 2022. It's his second significant left knee injury; he also tore his MCL, PCL and LCL at the University of Georgia in 2015.

Jerome Ford, who led the Browns with 813 rushing yards last season, is expected to lead the backfield once again while Chubb is sidelined.

The Browns are favored to win Over 8.5 regular season games in 2024.  Their odds of winning the Super Bowl were sitting at 40-1 entering the new season.