{"id":115816,"date":"2025-06-09T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/115816\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:30:21","slug":"nick-chubb-expected-to-sign-with-texans-in-free-agency-after-browns-exit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/115816\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Chubb expected to sign with Texans in free agency after Browns exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Chubb is likely headed to a new destination.<\/p>\n<p>The free agent running back appears poised to continue his NFL career in Houston, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1931835160514986372\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to NFL Network;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to NFL Network<\/a>, who said he\u2019s expected to join the Texans on Monday pending a successful physical.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Chubb, 29, was drafted in the second round by the Browns in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Nick Chubb is likely signing with the Houston Texans. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31c7698046bc790f97047c93aa8d24e7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nick Chubb is likely signing with the Houston Texans. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He quickly became one of the league\u2019s best running backs, posting four consecutive 1,000\u2011yard rushing seasons from 2019-22 with a 5.2 yard-per-carry average.<\/p>\n<p>For his efforts, Chubb was named to the Pro Bowl each of those four seasons and was a second-team All-Pro in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chubb has suited up for just 10 games over the past two seasons, first <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/09\/18\/browns-nick-chubb-carted-off-with-ghastly-knee-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:tearing his MCL and ACL in Week 2 of 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">tearing his MCL and ACL in Week 2 of 2023<\/a> and later breaking his foot in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland made it pretty clear they <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/browns-ready-move-star-nick-220053669.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:were moving on from Chubb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were moving on from Chubb<\/a> after selecting running backs Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson in the 2025 NFL Draft in the second and fourth rounds respectively to go with returnee Jerome Ford.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Nick Chubb, 29, played with the Cleveland Browns for each of the last seven seasons. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/51506312859e52ae2d461831519d783c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nick Chubb, 29, played with the Cleveland Browns for each of the last seven seasons. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s running back room, currently headlined by Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce, Woody Marks and Dare Ogunbowale, would get a bit more crowded if the former Pro Bowler lands there.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mixon finished his first year with Houston, recording 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns last season on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Mixon also caught 36 passes for 309 yards and scored one touchdown through the air.<\/p>\n<p>Marks and Ogunbowale are expected to deepen the rotation, and Pierce, once a fantasy darling, was firmly relegated to a secondary role with Mixon\u2019s signing last season.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Chubb could offer Houston a formidable 1\u20112 punch in the backfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Chubb is likely headed to a new destination. 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