Working again Nick Chubb is likely one of the most beloved gamers amongst Cleveland Browns followers because the franchise returned to the NFL in 1999.
However, Browns basic supervisor Andrew Berry indicated throughout a Friday morning look on Cleveland sports activities radio station 92.3 The Fan that it’s “most likely more and more unlikely” that he’ll re-sign Chubb this spring or summer season.
“My job in decision-making is to be non-emotional,” Berry mentioned, by way of Professional Soccer Speak’s Myles Simmons. “After which when it comes to managing and treating folks, it’s to have the ability to do it as empathetically as attainable. I believe one of many hardest issues is whenever you transition away from a participant who meant rather a lot to the group and meant rather a lot to the group.”
A 2018 second-round draft decide, Chubb earned Professional Bowl nods every season from 2019 via 2022. Nevertheless, he suffered a torn ACL, torn MCL, torn meniscus and torn medial capsule in September 2023, and he extra not too long ago went down with a broken foot this previous December.
Per ESPN stats, 25-year-old Jerome Ford led the 2024 Browns with a median of 5.4 yards per carry. To match, Chubb went for 3.3 yards per try earlier than his newest harm.
Berry’s replace was hardly shocking, because the Browns changed Chubb when they selected operating backs Quinshon Judkins (second spherical, decide No. 36) and Dylan Sampson (fourth spherical, decide No. 126) in the course of the 2025 NFL Draft. Whereas Berry was certain to say he wasn’t “going to rule out somebody as close to and pricey to our coronary heart as Nick,” the writing is definitely on the wall.
“I’d love for key gamers in our group to stick with us ceaselessly, play till they’re 45,” Berry added. “Sadly, this sport doesn’t enable that. And in order that’s one of many robust components of the job, however it doesn’t change the way you view, or deal with or really feel concerning the guys who’ve come via as folks.”
As of Friday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Browns about to carry a four-way competition for its beginning quarterback job at +180 betting odds to win over 6.5 video games this coming season. Except the Browns surprisingly want a ball-carrier earlier than August ends, Chubb has possible performed in his final sport as a member of the group.
