'Pretty Impressive!' Browns RB Coach Amazed at Nick Chubb Recovery Timeline

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is still recovering from a gruesome knee injury suffered during Week 2's 26-22 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last season.

And his recovery thus far is nothing short of amazing per Browns running backs coach Brad Lester, who calls Chubb's recovery thus far "pretty impressive."

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"I will honestly say I have never seen anyone recover as fast as he has so far," Lester said, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. "After certain movements, I was kind of like, 'How do you feel?' And he’d say, 'I was fine.' I was like, 'Man, this is pretty impressive.' To be seven months out and he didn’t have any pains in the workout."

Two surgeries were needed to repair his medial capsule, meniscus, and medial collateral ligament, as well as his anterior cruciate ligament.

During OTAs, Chubb updated his status for the upcoming season.

"I'm getting better every day. Taking it day by day, getting better. Just right now, trying to get stronger," Chubb said. "I like where I'm at. I'm where I need to be. I would say that the biggest thing for me is getting better every day."

While an exact return date isn't known, Chubb remains optimistic and has not ruled out a return for Week 1 on Sept. 8 against the Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

“We’ll see, I don’t know,” Chubb said per Chris Easterling of The Akron Beach Journal.

“I was down mentally for a while,” Chubb said. “Just when you get hurt, I mean, it’s one thing. But when you get hurt again and you already know what you’ve got to go through and the entire process — surgery, rehab — it’s a nonstop battle every day."

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is excited about the work Chubb has put into his recovery.“I can promise you he’s working very hard early in the morning,” Stefanski said in April. “He’s here. He’s attacking his rehab. That’s the best way I can put it. When he’s ready, he’ll be ready.”