{"id":97120,"date":"2025-06-02T02:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T02:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/97120\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T02:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T02:48:11","slug":"insider-suggests-commanders-could-sign-nick-chubb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/97120\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Suggests Commanders Could Sign Nick Chubb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insider Suggests Commanders Could Sign Nick Chubb<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2023, running back Austin Ekeler was among the biggest villains of the fantasy football world. As he dealt with an ankle injury, his efficiency dipped to a meager 3.5 yards per carry as his production fell off a cliff.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

A season later, Ekeler\u2019s production continued to decline. But in a new role, with redefined expectations, his reputation improved. On a resurgent Washington Commanders team<\/a>, he wasn\u2019t alone in that regard.<\/p>\n

Now, Washington<\/a> is attempting to get quarterback Jayden Daniels over the hump. It has brought in established veterans who are proven quantities, on and off the field. Could another veteran running back be next?<\/p>\n

ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler suggested that the Commanders could sign former All-Pro running back Nick Chubb.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he [Nick Chubb] expects to play,\u201d Fowler said for ESPN Cleveland. \u201cThe running back market is tough. A lot of these guys are waiting, I think probably up until training camp at this point. I do not expect Chubb back with the Browns barring some sort of surprise or injury.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some teams out there that could be in the market for one. You know, the Commanders or the Bears come to mind. They could be looking for an extra back at some point. Right now he’s in that mode where you just survey the landscape, see what develops, and keep working out to play next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Ekeler a year ago, Chubb is coming off a concerning season as it pertains to both his production and injury history. After recovering from a second catastrophic knee injury, Chubb ran for 3.3 yards per attempt\u2014nearly two yards below his career average of 5.1.<\/p>\n

His toe injury ended his season and cast further doubt upon his NFL future.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

As far as bounce-back candidates go, Chubb\u2019s case can\u2019t be considered strong. Age-30 seasons don\u2019t bring good news for most backs, much less those with Chubb\u2019s baggage. However, the Commanders could bring in Chubb with the intention of handing him a small-time role behind Brian Robinson Jr., especially with the allure of a deep playoff run.<\/p>\n

Perhaps more playing time or guaranteed money would appeal to Chubb more. As his market continues to shrink, though, Washington<\/a> shouldn\u2019t be ignored as a landing spot.<\/p>\n

Related: Kingsbury Previews Samuel’s Impact on Commanders<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Commanders Move on J.K. Dobbins Could Be Super Bowl ‘Final Piece’<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insider Suggests Commanders Could Sign Nick Chubb originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In 2023, running back Austin Ekeler…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[4142,9763,427,7338,7,734,6388,6,587,855,111,2480],"class_list":{"0":"post-97120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-washington-commanders","8":"tag-austin-ekeler","9":"tag-brian-robinson-jr","10":"tag-commanders","11":"tag-espn-cleveland","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-jayden-daniels","14":"tag-jeremy-fowler","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-nick-chubb","17":"tag-washington","18":"tag-washington-commanders","19":"tag-washingtoncommanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114611493573385155","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}