Browns general manager Andrew Berry said that the team is not planning to re-sign running back Nick Chubb ahead of next month’s free agency.
“I would say at this point that we do expect Nick to hit the market,” said Berry at the Combine (via Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot). “Obviously his contract is up this year. We’ll meet with his reps and everything like that, but it’s something that obviously we need to work through over the next couple weeks.”
Chubb was one of the NFL’s most consistent running backs for the first five seasons of his career before a brutal injury ended his 2023 season after just two games. A lengthy rehab process sidelined him until Week 7 of the 2024 season, and a broken foot in Week 14 put him back on the shelf for the last three games of the year.
A report right before Chubb’s second injury indicated that the Browns were interested in retaining Chubb, but based on Berry’s comments, their stance has clearly changed. Cleveland’s reluctance to re-sign the veteran running back is understandable given their cap situation and his injury history, but they will have to address the position this offseason. They have just two running backs under contract and neither is signed beyond the 2025 season. Expect the Browns to add to their backfield via the draft in April.
Chubb recently expressed a desire to stay in Cleveland, but he will first have to test a free agency market that has several younger starting options. If Chubb doesn’t receive much interest, he may be motivated to return to the Browns on an inexpensive one-year deal to rebuild his value next season.
Andrew Berry is fast approaching Art Modell level hatred.
I wonder if they should just take Jeanty at 2
Dude is gonna be dangerous behind a solid o-line
That’s what I’ve been calling for, but everyone tells me that I’m either crazy or stupid.
People think it’s taboo to draft an RB R1, but it happens literally every year , often times in the top 5
And even the “busts” end up being a huge part of their offense for 2 years or so
I recently pulled an old Twitter post where I said (post-draft) that the Bears should’ve gone Daniels and Bowers with their picks. Said Odunze was a terrible pick and that Caleb is barely an NFL QB
I turned off notifications because there was like 40+ replies of Bears fans telling me
“There’s a reason you’re the ONLY ONE who thinks that….”
on and on about how Rome is gonna be a beast, Caleb is gonna lead them to the playoffs…
I’ll tell you what, it was hilarious reading those responses a year later and rubbing it in their face that they took a trash QB and trash WR while passing on Bowers and Jayden Daniels
Keep rubbing it in their faces!
I want my Browns to draft Jeanty, and in a later round draft Will Howard for their QB. I think he’s better suited for them than any other QBs this draft.
I have Will Howard as the number 1 QB in this class
Will likely be the 3rd QB taken tho
Nick Chubb to the Giants!