Doctor of physical therapy gives insight into Nick Chubb's future: 'Definitely got his work cut out for him'

Tom Christ, doctor of physical therapy, gives insight into what's to come for Nick Chubb following his gruesome leg injury.

Nick Chubb's injury Monday night was one of the more distressing moments on a football field in recent memory.

The damage to his knee looked so gruesome ESPN opted not to replay the tackle on which he was hurt during its broadcast.

The Cleveland Browns were quick to say Chubb's season is likely over given it's a "significant" injury.

It's clear Chubb has his work cut out for him, but here's a reminder this is not Chubb's first serious injury to his left knee. He had a similar injury in 2015 at the University of Georgia.

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Nick Chubb of the Cleveland Browns is carted off the field after injuring a knee during the second quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium Sept. 18, 2023, in Pittsburgh.  (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Tom Christ, a doctor of physical therapy who also co-hosts the "Fantasy Injury Team" podcast alongside Joe D'Amico, said assuming the severity of this injury is similar to the previous one, a return is even more difficult.

"If it's the same tissues that need to be repaired again, the quality of the tissue is not quite as good the second time around," Christ told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "The younger you are, healing is much, much better. But this time around, being he's 27, and he's a running back, that's kind of getting up there in age for running backs anyway. 

"There's definitely a possibility that that previous injury has led to not as ideal tissue quality for the healing and the repairing process, but he's got a lot of hurdles ahead of him to get back on the field."

Christ says Chubb is now a