Browns running backs Nick Chubb, Demetric Felton test positive for COVID; status for Patriots game uncertain

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Browns running backs Nick Chubb and Demetric Felton have tested positive for COVID-19 and will be rushing to try to get back for the Patriots game at New England on Sunday.

Both are vaccinated, a league source told cleveland.com, and can return to the team once they’ve tested negative twice but 24 hours apart.

If they turn in the two negatives tests by Saturday, they can be activated off COVID-19 reserve by the 4 p.m. deadline that day and play in Sunday’s game against the 5-4 Patriots.

Chubb is third in the NFL with 721 yards, and leads the Browns with six rushing touchdowns. He’s coming off a 137-yard, two-touchdown performace in Sunday’s 41-16 victory over the Bengals, including a 70-yard blast for a TD.

Source Consulted www.cleveland.com