Browns RB Nick Chubb Starts Training Camp With Notable Injury Designation

Despite being captured squatting 540 pounds last week, Nick Chubb is not quite ready to suit up and hit the practice field for the Cleveland Browns.

Cleveland's top back will start training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list later this week. The news comes with the release of the team's official training camp roster just two days ahead of the it's first practice at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.

The PUP list is generally used as a designation for players who were injured prior to the start of camp. In most cases players end up removed from the list and start practicing during camp. In the event Chubb remains on the list beyond roster cutdown day on August 27 he'll be required to miss the first four weeks of the regular season.

Chubb has been methodically working his way back from the gruesome knee injury he suffered in a Week 2 loss to the Steelers last fall. The ailment requred multiple surgeries to repair both the MCL and ACL in his left knee. Just eight months post surgery came the video of the 28-year-old squatting more than 500 pounds, which sparked plenty of buzz about his potential readiness for the start of camp.

Back in June, Chubb spoke for the first time since being carted off the field in Pittsburgh and revealed he was "where he needs to be," in his recovery. He also wouldn't commit to any sort of timetable for when he'd be ready to practice. The PUP designation indicates that he needs some more time before he's actively involved in practice.