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Daniel Oyefusi
A Cleveland Browns reunion with free agent operating again Nick Chubb is “more and more unlikely,” common supervisor Andrew Berry stated Friday morning, after the workforce added two operating backs within the NFL draft.
Chubb, who ranks third on the Browns’ profession speeding record, stays unsigned after spending the primary seven years of his profession in Cleveland. The Browns drafted Ohio State‘s Quinshon Judkins within the second spherical of the draft and Tennessee‘s Dylan Sampson within the fourth spherical.
“I would not rule something out, however I’d say that it is in all probability more and more unlikely,” Berry informed 92.3 The Fan. “We do have two younger guys that we preferred. We predict Jerome [Ford] performs a job. It is mainly form of possibly seeing how the roles shake out within the operating again room.
“You are by no means going to rule out somebody as close to and pricey to our coronary heart as Nick, and I’d anticipate him to take one other step being a 12 months faraway from the knee damage. However I might say a return is much less seemingly, a minimum of within the quick time period, with us proper now.”
Berry stated he saved involved with Chubb and his representatives main into final month’s draft however hasn’t been in “sturdy communication” since then.
Chubb, 29, missed the primary six video games of the 2024 season as he continued to rehab the extreme knee damage he suffered in Week 2 of the 2023 season.
In eight video games, Chubb struggled to regain his prior Professional Bowl kind. He ran for 332 yards and recorded profession lows in yards per carry (3.3), yards after contact per rush (1.85) and proportion of carries that gained a minimum of 10 yards (4.9%) earlier than a damaged foot in Week 15 ended his season.
Berry stated Chubb’s damaged foot has healed and isn’t a priority.
Earlier than the knee damage, Chubb was one of the crucial productive backs within the NFL. A four-time Professional Bowl choice, he had rushed for greater than 1,000 yards in 4 straight seasons earlier than 2023, together with a career-high 1,525 in 2022. Regardless of his struggles in 2024, Chubb continues to be averaging 5.1 yards per carry in his profession, second solely to Jamaal Charles (5.4) for the best within the Tremendous Bowl period (minimal 1,000 rushes).
