Nick Chubb Is Returning To The Cleveland Browns
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Cleveland Browns fans have waited a long time for good news involving Nick Chubb. They’re finally getting some this week.
The team announced on Thursday that Chubb will return to Cleveland for a special occasion. It follows a moment when the Browns’ backfield has taken a hit this season, with Dylan Sampson sidelined by a knee injury from Week 1.
Chubb is coming back to sign a one-day contract and officially retire as a member of the Browns. He’ll complete the signing on Friday and speak with the media that afternoon, giving fans one more chance to see him in Cleveland colors.
The move also gives Chubb a proper send-off with the only team most fans will ever associate him with. He spent seven seasons in Cleveland after the Browns drafted him in the second round back in 2018, piling up 6,843 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns along the way.
Those numbers rank third in franchise history behind only Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly.
His Career Included One Of The Toughest Injuries Fans Have Seen
Chubb’s tenure wasn’t without heartbreak. He suffered a gruesome knee injury during a Monday night game at Pittsburgh in 2023, an injury that ended his season and changed the trajectory of his career. Chubb never fully returned to his earlier form in Cleveland, and the Browns eventually let him leave in free agency.
He signed with the Houston Texans for the 2024 season, rushing for 506 yards across 15 games before his career came to a close in a divisional-round playoff loss to New England.
The 30-year-old announced his retirement in August, closing out an eight-season NFL run that included four Pro Bowl selections.
A Milestone That Puts Him In Rare Company
Chubb retires as one of just four NFL players to average 5.0 yards per carry across more than 1,000 career attempts, joining Jim Brown, Joe Perry and Jamaal Charles on that short list.
His best individual season came in 2022, when he ran for 1,525 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Friday’s signing won’t change any of those numbers, but it gives Chubb something a stat line never could. It’s a chance to walk away wearing the uniform where he built his legacy, ahead of a Browns team still trying to find fan support during a rocky start to the season.
For a franchise that’s had few easy moments lately, Friday should mark one of them.
