Bradley Austin Chubb is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State.
Chubb received marginal playing time as a freshman, mostly on special teams. He switched from outside linebacker to defensive end before his sophomore season and broke the starting lineup by the beginning of the season.
During Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chubb recorded his first sack of the season on Gardner Minshew in the 26–24 loss. In Week 4 against the New York Jets, Chubb recorded his first 2.5 sacks of the season on Sam Darnold during the 37–28 win.
The Broncos exercised the fifth-year option on Chubb’s contract on April 30, 2021, which will guarantee a salary of $12.72 million for the 2022 season. He was placed on injured reserve on September 22, 2021, after undergoing ankle surgery. He was activated on November 27.
How many games Bradley Chubb missed?
The toughest part for Chubb has been the injuries. He suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in the fourth game of the 2019 season and missed the remainder of that year. Then last season, he had to have bone spurs removed from both ankles in separate surgeries, weeks apart, and he played in just seven games.
As a result, he’s missed 24 regular-season games and hasn’t played a full season or finished with more than 7.5 sacks since he was a rookie.
“I’ve said my main thing is playing all 17 games, having an impact in all 17 and making sure I can do that,’’ Chubb said. “Everybody knows I haven’t been the healthiest player out here.’’