Browns BREAKING: Nick Chubb Not Ready

AUG 26 CHUBB IR Cleveland is planning to leave the rehabbing Nick Chubb on the PUP List, which means he will miss Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys and also that he will be ineligible to be active during the first four games of the season.

The news, as first reported by ESPN, comes as the standout running back has worked diligently to rehab from a major knee injury from a year ago.

AUG 26 OBJ OUT? Wherever he goes, drama follows.

Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has a track record, as Browns fans know from his short and unfortunate time in Cleveland. That track record has now followed him to Miami, where he remains on PUP with an "undisclosed injury.''

Is anybody concerned yet?

“I’m hopeful about a lot of things, again I’m not nervous about it,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said. “You hope, but you have to listen to people’s bodies and be very communicative. ...

"He’s found a way to be a leader of sorts without playing, that’s tough to do but his mindset is right, so I feel good about that.”

As cutdown day approaches, Beckham will either moved to the active roster or he will on PUP to start the season as he tries to kick-start his career once again, this time in Miami, where he's playing on a one-year, $3 million "prove-it'' deal.

AUG 8 MEDIOCRE How we define somebody else's "mediocrity'' depends a lot on ...

Our own perch.

To some, the Pittsburgh Steelers have epitomized consistency as a franchise. They've only had three head coaches since 1969, they've had no losing seasons since 2003, and they've got 15 playoff appearances since the turn of the millennium.

But ...

On “ First Things First ,” Kevin Wildes went in on Pittsburgh’s fate this season.

“They have delivered mediocrity like no other team,” Wildes said. “It’s a great franchise. Right there every year, .500! Haven’t won a playoff game in a long time.”

It's true that the Steelers haven’t won a playoff game – or been past the Divisional Round – since a 2016 trip to the AFC Championship Game. But insulting their overall achievements? That seems a bit "shock-jock'y'' ...

Especially to the Cleveland Browns, who would surely privately admit to just a bit of AFC North envy here.

AUG 7 CAUSE OF DEATH Former Baltimore Ravens receiver Jacoby Jones recently passed away at just 40 years old, and now there is a determination of his cause of death.

The former NFL player died of natural causes, according to TMZ , with the details involving hypertensive cardiovascular disease, which is a heart disease caused by long-term high blood pressure.

Jones' career highlight came with Baltimore in Super Bowl XLVII win, when 56-yard touchdown catch and 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown helped beat the 49ers.

JULY 2 - SJ PASSES AWAY - On Tuesday, the Cleveland Browns announced their mascot, "SJ" passed away. "Swagger J," a Bullmastiff served as the Browns' mascot since Week 10 in 2019 after taking over for his father, "Swagger." SJ was five years old.

"We are sad to announce the passing of our beloved mascot, SJ," the team posted on its social media platforms. "We are so grateful for his many years of loyal support and cherish all of the wonderful memories he helped create for fans young and old."

Inline

JULY 2 - BANE VS. BATMAN? - The beginning of training camp is just weeks away for the Cleveland Browns, and with the start of camp will come the return of players from injuries. The current injury list is quite a lengthy one for the Browns, which features several key contributors like quarterback Deshaun Watson, running back Nick Chubb, and right tackle Jack Conklin.

While fans already have a good feeling about Watson's recovery, who has been the star of multiple social media posts from the Browns as he threw on an every-other-day schedule during the offseason program, the status of Conklin was still unknown.

However, that has seemingly changed as the 29-year-old announced in a recent Instagram post that he is "back" from his season-ending knee injury.

"Nothing is easy after an injury especially multiple. I could never have made it thru with out my wife @caitlyn_conklin she is my rock," Conklin wrote. "I talked to @nchubb27 and there may be one dark knight but the first person to rise from the pit was bane!"

This is big news for the Browns as they will enter training camp with at least one of their offensive tackles fully healthy.