The Cleveland Browns have a ton of holes to fill on offense this season, and a type of could possibly be backup operating again, particularly since Quinshon Judkins is coming off a critical damage. Nick Chubb is just not anticipated to return to the Houston Texans, so does a return to Cleveland make sense from the workforce’s perspective?
Because of how unimaginable of a participant Chubb was and the way a lot he meant to this workforce and this fanbase, it was genuinely heartbreaking to see his profession derailed by damage, first the devastating knee damage early within the 2023 season in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers, after which after he got here again from that, a damaged foot late within the 2024 marketing campaign. Chubb recovered and performed 15 video games for the Texans in 2025, wanting clearly more healthy than he did in 2024 however nonetheless a shell of his former particular self.
During his prime with the Browns, Chubb dominated on outdoors zone runs, ready to make use of his elite explosiveness and unmatched imaginative and prescient to hit holes and eat up large chunks of yardage. With the Texans, the vast majority of his carries got here on inside runs, which he executed pretty properly. Despite Houston’s subpar offensive line, Chubb averaged 4.1 yards per carry, up from the three.3 he put up in 2024 however nonetheless a far cry from the 5+ that was customary for him pre-injury.
