Browns Fans Are Asking Suspension For Minkah Fitzpatrick Post Nick Chubb Injury
Nick Chubb was carried off the field in Pittsburgh on Monday after suffering a knee injury that will keep him out for the remainder of the season.
Browns Fans Are Asking Suspension For Minkah Fitzpatrick Post Nick Chubb Injury
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski revealed the news to the media after his team fell 26-22 to the Steelers on Monday Night Football at Acrisure Stadium, calling the knee injury serious.
The most obvious angle of Nick Chubb's injury pic.twitter.com/1PjjX2R6Vk
— Meme Sorta (@memesorta) September 19, 2023
“It (freaking) hurts,” defensive end Myles Garrett said after the game. According to NFL.com, Chubb most likely sustained several torn ligaments.
Chubb was hurt during a 5-yard run near the Steelers’ goal line in the second quarter. He was instantly ruled out. Chubb, who had already gained 64 yards on 10 attempts, tore his MCL, PCL, and LCL in the same knee in 2015.
Last 4 Monday Night Football games:
– Kyler Murray tears ACL
– Damar Hamlin goes into Cardiac Arrest
– Aaron Rodgers tears his Achilles
– Nick Chubb sustains Gruesome leg injuryIs Monday night football cursed? 😧 pic.twitter.com/E1H600I2jf
— NFL Notifications (@NFLNotify) September 19, 2023
Chubb was hurt as Pittsburgh Steelers defender Minkah Fitzpatrick lunged low and twisted the runner’s knee backwards. Fitzpatrick injured his chest on the play, but that hasn’t stopped Cleveland fans from accusing him.
There’s no reason to believe Fitzpatrick purposely targeted Chubb’s knee, but NFL players are supposed to avoid direct hits to the knee, and Browns fans have been asking for Fitzpatrick to be punished all night.
I just remembered that Nick Chubb had the same injury to the same knee back in in college. pic.twitter.com/PYelv58heb
— 🄵🄾🄾🅃🄱🄰🄻🄻 🄳🅄🄳🄴 (@Football_Dude84) September 19, 2023
After the game, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters that Chubb will miss the remainder of the season.
Quarterbacks and running backs from throughout the league were among the first on social media to respond to Chubb’s injury.
Thinking of you @NickChubb ❤️🖤 pic.twitter.com/YsjX0Svisc
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) September 19, 2023
Fitzpatrick seemed to suffer a lower-body injury when hitting Cleveland’s running back on the same play as Nick Chubb’s horrific injury. Fitzpatrick delivered a direct hit on Chubb, leading him to be carried off the field. Fitzpatrick departed the game without being diagnosed with an injury. He was observed on the sidelines but was not immediately labelled as injured by the Steelers.
Sunday Jan 3, 2021. Nick Chubb runs over Minkah Fitzpatrick for a 47-yard touchdown to send the #Browns to the playoffs. Cleveland went on to beat the Steelers in the Wild Card round.
I'm sure Minkah didn't have any of this in mind when he dove at Chubb's knee last night. pic.twitter.com/uso4xrlDzL
— Roberto Shenanigans (@Rob_Shenanigans) September 19, 2023
Fitzpatrick ended up reentering the game, as he was the player who prevented Jerome Ford from scoring a 70-yard touchdown to give the Browns the lead in the third quarter.
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