Report: Browns RBs Chubb, Felton test positive for COVID-19

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Report: Browns RBs Nick Chubb, Demetric Felton test positive for COVID-19

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 11/9/21

Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb has already missed two games this season due to injury. Now, there's a chance he could be forced to sit out due to an entirely different reason.

Both Chubb and rookie back Demetric Felton have tested positive for COVID-19, just five days ahead of their Week 10 showdown with the New England Patriots. Both players are vaccinated, so they still have a chance to suit up on Sunday.

Browns’ RBs Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton tested positive for COVID-19, sources tell ESPN.

Both players are vaccinated, thus their status for Sunday’s game against New England remains in question. Each player would need two negative tests 24 hours apart to play.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 9, 2021

The Chubb and Felton news comes on the heels of fellow running back John Kelly's COVID-19 positive test.

Browns also had another RB, John Kelly, go on the COVID-19/reserve list Monday. So with Kareem Hunt currently on injured reserve due to a calf injury, Cleveland is down to just one running back at the moment, D’Ernest Johnson.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 9, 2021

If Chubb were to miss Sunday's game -- and D'Ernest Johnson stays healthy -- the third-year back out of the University of South Florida would draw the start. In the Browns' 17-14 "Thursday Night Football" win over the Denver Broncos in Week 7 on Oct. 21, Johnson had a career-night in place of Chubb.

In that game, Johnson picked up 146 rushing yards and one touchdown on 22 carries, while adding two receptions on two targets for 22 yards as well. With Chubb back on the field, though, Johnson has reverted back to a backup role and has had just 12 carries for 38 yards and one touchdown over the last two weeks.

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