Former Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb, who is a free agent, is expected to sign with the Houston Texans on Monday, according to league sources. It is expected to be a one-year deal and is contingent on Chubb passing a physical.
Chubb received more lucrative offers from other teams, but he would sign a more incentive-laden contract to join Joe Mixon in Houston’s backfield. Chubb, 29, was sidelined for much of the last two seasons due to knee and foot injuries.
The Texans are expected to sign RB Nick Chubb to a one-year deal, pending a physical, per sources.
Chubb received more lucrative offers from other teams but could sign a more incentive-laden contract to join Joe Mixon in Houston’s backfield. pic.twitter.com/M20AU6ZceX
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) June 8, 2025
Houston will be just the second team Chubb has played for in his seven seasons. A second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Georgia, Chubb has impacted the Browns’ ground game since his rookie season. The four-time Pro Bowler rushed for 996 yards in his first season, followed by four straight seasons of 1,000-plus yards.
Chubb’s 2023 season was cut short by a serious knee injury in Week 2. He returned in Week 7 of the 2024 season, but would wind up missing the final three games that season with a broken foot.
He averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 84.5 yards per game in his first five seasons, and 3.9 yards per carry and 50.2 yards per game in the past two seasons.
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