Nick Chubb.
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The day of Monday Night Football in the NFL was marred due to the chilling knee injury suffered by the running back. Cleveland Browns, Nick Chubbin a contact play in which he collided with Minkah Fitzpatrick during the match that his team ended up losing to Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 26-22.
The unfortunate episode occurred at the beginning of the second quarter when Minkah Fitzpatrick braked Nick Chubb at the end of a 5-yard run early in the second quarter. Once both impacted, the running man’s left leg bent and immediately Chubb He fell to the grass with desperate screams and noticeable gestures of pain.
The figure of Cleveland Browns He received medical attention while several colleagues watched in shock. The images and videos of the injury have been truly dramatic and have gone viral on different social media platforms.
The clip with the exact moment of the injury has been so shocking that networks like ESPN They have not broadcast the replays. Possibly because it is considered a very crude or violent recording. However, the reactions on social networks were immediate and stars like Lebron James were expressed in x (previously Twitter).
The star runner of the Cleveland Brownsconsidered one of the best in the NFLwould be almost ruled out to return to professional activity this season, this is what the coach stated Kevin Stefanski when describing the injury as significant.
This is not the first time his knee has cracked. According to information from the reporter ESPN, Adam Schefteron October 10, 2015, in a match against Tennessee, Chubb He dislocated the same knee and suffered damage to the median collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament plus cartilage.
The 27-year-old player says goodbye with 10 carries, in which he had gained 64 yards and an average of 6.4 yards per attempt. In the games he managed to play, he accumulated 106 yards in 18 attempts without scoring, in addition to four receptions for 21 yards.
Chubbwho has a three-year, $36 million contract with the Brownswas chosen in the Draft of the NFL of 2018 with the 35th pick. He stood out with an appearance on the 2022 All-Pro second team, four appearances on the Pro Bowl (between 2019 and 2022), in addition to an important role in the offensive scheme of the Browns.
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