Another week, another devastating, season-ending injury.
Exactly one week after the New York Jets lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a torn Achilles, Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb suffered a ‘very significant’ knee injury that is expected to end his 2023 season.
Chubb is believed to have torn his MCL after early tests, ESPN and NFL Network reported Saturday. With surgery set for the upcoming week, his timeline for return could range from six to eight months if his initial diagnosis remains, according to ESPN. Chubb also damaged his ACL, but doctors do not believe it is torn, per ESPN and NFL Network.
Though his was the most severe injury, Chubb wasn’t the only NFL star to come away from Week 2 banged up.
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Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback, said he “tweaked” his right calf muscle – which caused him to miss a majority of training camp – during Sunday’s Week 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
“I’m not sure how it’s going to feel the next couple days,” Burrow told reporters after Cincinnati’s 27-24 loss on Sunday. “It’s pretty sore right now. No telling how it’s going to feel. So, I think we’re going to take it day by day.”
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Coach Zac Taylor said Burrow is questionable to play against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night at Paycor Stadium.
“We’ll see … we still got two days, 48 hours before the game,” Taylor said on Saturday.
Burrow was limited during Friday’s practice. Cincinnati added quarterback Reid Sinnett to the practice squad on Friday, one day after losing quarterback Will Grier off the practice squad to the Patriots. The Bengals also added quarterback A.J. McCarron to the practice squad.
Burrow completed 27 of 41 passes for 222 yards with two touchdowns and an interception against the Ravens. The Bengals are 0-2 after losing to the Browns and Ravens, two AFC North rivals, to start the season.
