Nick Chubb is the first Browns running back to make the Pro Bowl since Kevin Mack in 1988. (clutchpoints.com)
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Add another accolade to unassuming Nick Chubb’s illustrious 2019 season.
The NFL’s leading rusher with 1,408 yards was named to the 2020 Pro Bowl team as a starter.
Receiver Jarvis Landry also was named to the team for the fifth time in his career, second time in two years since acquired by the Browns.
Several Browns were named as alternates and could join the Pro Bowl squads in Orlando, FL, after Super Bowl participants and others drop out because of injuries.
Left guard Joel Bitonio (first alternate), linebacker Joe Schobert (second), cornerback Denzel Ward (fourth) and receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (fifth) were named as alternates.
In his second season, Chubb has established himself as the best draft pick (second round in 2018) of the John Dorsey GM era.
His 1,408 yards are the most by a Browns back since Jim Brown in 1965 and currently rank tied for fifth in team history. Chubb has gained at least 75 scrimmage yards in all 14 games this season, the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest such streak by a Brown in team history.
Chubb has eight rushing touchdowns and seven 100-yard rushing games this season. He is the first Browns running back named to the Pro Bowl since Kevin Mack in 1988.
“I am proud to be able to represent the Cleveland Browns at the Pro Bowl,” Chubb said in a team release. “This is the result of a lot of hard work and I want to thank my teammates and the fans for their support. Everybody played a part in this – our line, tight ends, the whole offense, it’s not just me. I am truly honored by this, but I would trade this and any individual award for team success.”
Landry leads the Browns in receptions (74), receiving yards (1,018), and receiving touchdowns (five). He is the first Brown to break the 1,000-yard receiving mark since Terrelle Pryor in 2015.
Landry’s 1,018 receiving yards this season are the most by a Brown since Josh Gordon (1,646) in 2013 and ranks 10th in team history.
Landry last week was named the Browns nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
“The Pro Bowl is a tremendous honor, and even though this seems like an individual award, it wouldn’t have been made possible without the support and efforts of my team,” Landry said. “I’m incredibly grateful to be returning for a fifth time and to represent the hard work and dedication we put in as Cleveland Browns this season. Like I said last year, it’s going to be very special for me to wear the orange helmet.”