On the afternoon of Wednesday October 16th ,2024, Cleveland Browns running back Nicholas Jamaal Chubb released a letter to Cleveland Browns fans. It was a heartfelt pouring of his appreciation of the support he received from Cleveland Browns fans when recovering from injury. In week 2 of the 2023 season, Nick Chubb suffered a horrific knee injury on Monday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The injury was so bad that ESPN wouldn’t show the replay. But the replay was shown on the scoreboard at Acrisure Stadium. When Chubb was carted off the field, even Steelers fans gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name. It was moment of earned respect from a division rival. And after reading this letter my respect for Chubb has grown and deepened.

Cleveland, you’ve had my back and now I’m ready to pay it forward. This one is for you. 🧡 @PlayersTribune https://t.co/FcSDrg07BY

— Nick Chubb (@NickChubb) October 16, 2024

Chubb went into detail in his letter about his childhood and being raised by a single mother and his grandmother. Like myself he was a middle child of his family. And that helped build his character. He went into detail of the 2018 draft when the greatest running back of all time Jim Brown went to the podium to announce his name being picked by the Cleveland Browns. Him being a young man from Georgia, he knew nothing about Cleveland Ohio. But what he learned about Cleveland he loved.

Nick Chubb learned that Cleveland Ohio has one of the most loyal fan bases in the NFL. We support our team and our players even when times were most bleak. Cleveland Browns fans not only saw his on the field production since 2018. They also saw his soft-spoken mannerism and the work ethic of an elite athlete. Cleveland Browns fans easily could relate to Chubb. When Nick Chubb was injured, he was astounded of the well wishes and support he received from Browns fans. Now he feels more than obligated to give back to those same Cleveland Browns fans, and that will start on Sunday when he takes the field against the Cincinnati Bengals.