The Denver Broncos' Bradley Chubb will have arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle on Wednesday and the Pro Bowl outside linebacker says he hopes to return later this season.
The procedure is to remove a bone spur from the ankle. A timeframe for his return will become clearer after the surgery.
"I did everything I could to manage it and to try to come back and play," Chubb told the team's website. "I took the New York (Giants) week ... trying to calm it down just a little bit, and then this Jacksonville week I tried to do everything to get back on the field, and unfortunately, all those things weren't working in my favor.