The Cleveland Browns suffered their first loss of the season on Monday as the Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a 26-22 victory at the Acrisure Stadium. At this point, however, the loss has got to be the last thing on the minds of Cleveland fans everywhere. This is after it was revealed that star running back Nick Chubb has been ruled out for the season after sustaining a nasty knee injury during the game.
Cleveland Browns Star Nick Chubb Suffers Devastating Injury
Disaster struck for the Browns after Chubb went down in the second quarter of Monday’s contest. Chubb was tackled by Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, and as soon as the Cleveland star went down, you just knew that it was bad.
Below is a close-up video of how Chubb injured his knee. Warning: graphic content.
The most obvious angle of Nick Chubb's injury pic.twitter.com/1PjjX2R6Vk
— Meme Sorta (@memesorta) September 19, 2023
Chubb had to be carted off the field shortly after the play, and you could clearly see the disappointment on his face.
Based on the replay alone you could tell that this is a major injury for the four-time Pro Bowler and that he’s going to be sidelined for a significant period. True enough, it didn’t take long for the Browns to announce that Chubb is indeed done for the season.
LeBron James, NFL Stars React to Nick Chubb’s Injury
The sports world was quick to rally behind Chubb, with none other than Los Angeles Lakers superstar and Cleveland Browns supporter LeBron James tweeting out his instant reaction to these disheartening turn of events:
DAMN MAN!!!! 🤦🏾♂️. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Nick Chubb. Praying for the absolute best
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 19, 2023
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was one of the first NFL stars to react to Chubb’s injury, while the likes of Derrick Henry, Trevor Lawrence, and Derrick Henry, among others, also took to Twitter to offer their support:
Prayers for Nick Chubb🙏🏾
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) September 19, 2023
Prayers up for Chubb 🙏🏼
— Christian McCaffrey (@CMC_22) September 19, 2023
💔💔💔😞😞😢
— Derrick Henry (@KingHenry_2) September 19, 2023
Nick Chubb…🙏🏻
— Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) September 19, 2023
Prayers for Nick Chubb, never want to see that. 🙏🏽
— Kyler Murray (@K1) September 19, 2023
Just the worst feeling.
Gutted for Nick Chubb.
Hope Minkah is ok.
Injuries suck man.
They absolutely suck.— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) September 19, 2023
There’s a lot more where that came from, but as you may have noticed, there was a singular somber tone in the tweet reactions not only from the stars but from the rest of the football/sports world as well.
Arguably the best seasonal RB draft pick thus far, Nick C. faces the 30th ranked run defense this week (Photo by David Richard/AP Photo/)
Nick Chubb will have to undergo surgery to address this injury, which also happens to be the same knee he injured in 2015.
The Browns, on the other hand, have no other choice but to move on quickly from this. It’s a heartbreaking moment, no doubt, but they still have a full season ahead. It will be very interesting to see if they opt to replace Chubb with a new running back in the coming days/weeks.
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