Browns, Texans RB Nick Chubb Officially Retires From NFL: 'Huge Blessing'

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Key points

• He became one of the NFL's best backs – recording four straight 1, 000-yard rushing seasons between 2019 and 2022 – before injury struck again.
• In September 2023, Chubb tore his MCL and damaged his meniscus and medial capsule, requiring a number of surgeries before he could return to game action in October 2024.
• In 2024, Chubb recorded 332 yards and three touchdowns throughout eight games in his final year in Cleveland.
• In October 2015, then-Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb's football career almost concluded.
• As excerpted below, afterwards in his retirement announcement, Chubb opened up concerning his 2023 injury.

In October 2015, then-Georgia Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb's football career almost concluded. At the time, the university confirmed that Chubb had "suffered a significant knee injury, " resulting in "damage to multiple ligaments and cartilage." Instead, Chubb was able to enjoy an eight-year NFL career with the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans, and he's walking away from the game on his own terms. "Today's the day I've been avoiding for a while, " Chubb wrote in a lengthy letter posted to Instagram on Friday night. "Twelve-year-old me could never imagine this day, and 30-year-old me is wondering where all the time has gone. I've known for some time now, but I'm finally ready to share that I'm done playing football." After his knee injury in 2015, Chubb returned in full force in September 2016 and thrived for the Bulldogs over the after two seasons before the Cleveland Browns selected him in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He became one of the NFL's best backs – recording four straight 1, 000-yard rushing seasons between 2019 and 2022 – before injury struck again. In September 2023, Chubb tore his MCL and damaged his meniscus and medial capsule, requiring a number of surgeries before he could return to game action in October 2024. As excerpted below: In 2024, Chubb recorded 332 yards and three touchdowns throughout eight games in his final year in Cleveland, afterwards in his retirement announcement, Chubb opened up concerning his 2023 injury. He spent his final season with the Houston Texans last year, posting 506 yards and three touchdowns.

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Instead, Chubb was able to enjoy an eight-year NFL career with the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans, and he's walking away from the game on his own terms.

"Today's the day I've been avoiding for a while, " Chubb wrote in a lengthy letter posted to Instagram on Friday night. "Twelve-year-old me could never imagine this day, and 30-year-old me is wondering where all the time has gone. I've known for some time now, but I'm finally ready to share that I'm done playing football."

After his knee injury in 2015, Chubb returned in full force in September 2016 and thrived for the Bulldogs over the after two seasons before the Cleveland Browns selected him in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He became one of the NFL's best backs – recording four straight 1, 000-yard rushing seasons between 2019 and 2022 – before injury struck again.

I will tell you, going through a devastating knee injury at 19 is a lot different than going through one at 28.

When it first happened, I was young, naive, and didn't fully understand the extent of the injury, at UGA. I believe that played a part in me being able to bounce back and eventually return to form.

You understand that you have the rest of your life to look forward to. And that's exactly what I began to do.

I will say this to all my brothers still on the field, still in the heat of it: There's a life waiting for you after football, too. And health is the real wealth. I end my career in a great place. Even though there are some things I wish had happened differently, I can say that I have no regrets.

In 2024, Chubb recorded 332 yards and three touchdowns throughout eight games in his final year in Cleveland. He spent his final season with the Houston Texans last year, posting 506 yards and three touchdowns.

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