24 September 2023 , 14:28
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Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson has expressed his sadness over the injury sustained by Cleveland Browns star Nick Chubb.
Week 2 of the NFL season on "Monday Night Football" saw the Browns face the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Browns losing 26-22, it was also a bad night for star running back, Chubb.
Chubb was carted off the field at the Acrisure Stadium with a knee injury. The incident was not shown on television replays and it was later confirmed that Chubb would be ruled out for the remainder of the season.
However, a report on Saturday revealed that there is renewed optimism that the injury is not as bad as first feared.
A report from NFL.com claimed that Chubb sustained a torn MCL that would be repaired next week. It was also stated that while ChUbb did have damage to his ACL, it was not torn and there is hope that the 27-year-old could return to the field in the future.
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Robinson, a fellow running back, has entered his first season in the NFL after being selected with the eighth overall pick in April’s draft. In his first two games in the league the 21-year-old has had 29 carries for 180 total rushing yards and is yet to score his first touchdown.
Now Robinson has offered his reaction to the injury sustained by Chubb, who he says has been an inspiration to other running backs.
"I was hard to see that," Robinson told . "He paved the way for so many running backs.
“His running style and just who is as a person, I just think it just sucks to see that. He's a guy that does everything right.
Nick Chubb of the Cleveland Browns is out for the season with a knee injury (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)“He does everything the right way. And to see that he got injured like that, especially because he got injured in college, it really does suck.
"For a guy like him that's been the standard in the NFL for a long time, it sucks."
As part of the rookie deal Robinson signed during the off-season, he is set to earn $13.7 million (£11.2 million) from his first year in the league. That will be more than any other running back in the NFL during the 2023 season, including Chubb and other star names including Saquon Barkley at the New York Giants and Josh Jacobs at the Las Vegas Raiders.