Jerome Ford

Foreman is once again a healthy scratch. That leaves Nick Chubb as the Browns' lead back, with Jerome Ford chipping in on passing down duties. Chubb has struggled in his first couple games back from his 2023 knee injury but has a nice matchup Sunday against a struggling Saints front seven.

Foreman is a healthy scratch after seeing seven touches in the last two games for Cleveland. Jerome Ford -- finally past his hamstring injury -- and Pierre Strong will backup Nick Chubb today. Denzel Ward (concussion) is active for the Browns after initially being declared questionable, which should help hold down the Chargers' passing attack today. Hicks was declared out Friday with an elbow/triceps listing, Zappe is the third quarterback, the other three are healthy scratches.

Ford has been out since suffering the hamstring injury in Week 6. He will return to a backfield now led by Nick Chubb. Ford should see some work on passing downs but is not on the fantasy radar heading into Week 9. Left tackle Jedrick Wills was also removed from the injury report.

Browns RB Jerome Ford (hamstring) is not listed on the final injury report and will play vs. the Chargers on Sunday. Cleveland will have Ford and RB Nick Chubb available for the first time this season. Ford figures to lead this backfield in passing-down snaps going forward. We ll see how much rushing work he takes from Chubb.