Goodbye Cleveland: RB Nick Chubb expected to sign with Texans for the 2025 season

After seven seasons with the team, it looks like Nick Chubb’s time with the Cleveland Browns has finally come to an end.

The running back was a second round pick for the Browns at the 2018 NFL Draft and he has been a brilliant performer for the team. He received four consecutive Pro Bowl nods from 2019 to 2022 but injury has disrupted recent seasons.

Cleveland selected two running backs in the 2025 draft and recently secured an extension for Jerome Ford. Those moved appeared to spell the end for Chubb and the front office has admitted that Chubb is now likely to move on.

Injuries have been a part of his career in recent years after recovering from a season-ending injury in 2023 that forced him to miss six games last season. He rushed for 332 in 2024 for the Browns averaging 3.3 yards per carry.

The Texans are taking a risk on Chubb. There’s no doubt about it, but some insiders think the gamble could pay off. “This will be interesting. Texans were a fountain of youth for Joe Mixon last year. Can they do the same for Nick Chubb?” said NFL analyst Albert Breer on X.

Across his first five years with the Browns, Chubb was building a case to be one of the best running backs in franchise history. He averaged 140+ receiving yards per game in each of his first five seasons in the NFL but the 2023 knee injury appeared to rob him of some of his explosivity.

He returned to feature in eight games in 2024 but his usage was much lower and he slipped down the team’s pecking order.

Now approaching 30, the veteran RB will be a risk for the Texans due to his recent history of injuries. Not all Texans’ fans are happy about the team’s decision. “He’s missed significant time with lower body injuries every year going back to 2020, will be on the wrong side of 30, and if anyone thought there was anything left he wouldn’t still be available,” said X user Fletcher. “There’s a reason he’s still available and basically costs peanuts.”

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