Nick Chubb Fantasy

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (chest, ribs) was limited in practice all week but was removed from the final injury report for Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Chubb curiously only had 12 carries, his fewest since Week 12, and ran for 58 yards against one of the worst run defenses in the NFL in the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17's Monday night game, leading many to wonder if he was too injured to play. He's clearly dealing with an injury, but it's not serious enough to keep him from playing in the regular season finale. However, Cleveland may take it easy on him once again, especially if pass-catching back Kareem Hunt (ankle) returns to action. Chubb is still in the RB1 picture, but he's more of a low-end RB1 to close out the year.

Jan. 8th • 11:11 AM

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said running back Nick Chubb (ribs) dealt with a rib injury in the first half and pushed through it. He rushed 12 times for 58 yards and didn't catch his only target in Monday night's 26-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 26-year-old's rib injury is reportedly why the Browns limited Chubb's workload on Monday. He logged his third-fewest carries of the season in the Week 17 loss. The severity of Chubb's injured ribs is unknown at this time, and he's considered day-to-day. Cleveland has nothing to play for and could rest the star running back for the regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. D'Ernest Johnson and Kareem Hunt (ankle) would lead Cleveland's backfield if Chubb cannot suit up. Stay tuned.

Jan. 4th • 9:14 AM

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb struggled in a 26-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17. Chubb carried the ball 12 times for 58 yards while failing to bring in his lone target in the contest. It was a strange outing for Chubb as Cleveland ignored him for much of the first half, instead choosing to let Baker Mayfield throw incompletion after incompletion. They did go to him a bit more in the second half, but it still wound up as a disappointing outing for the star running back. Thanks to a struggling Cleveland offense, Chubb will be more of an RB2 in Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jan. 3rd • 11:44 PM