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The Cleveland Browns have yet to re-sign star running back Nick Chubb, and their 2025 NFL Draft class isn't a good indication for stay-here future of the oft-injured 29-year-old fan favorite.
Cleveland initially had the second overall pick in the draft, but then traded it in exchange for the No. 5 pick, which they used to draft Mason Graham. They also received a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick from that trade, both of which they used on running backs.
They selected Ohio State's Quinshon Judkins and Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, both of whom could put playing-time pressure on Chubb ... if he were even to come back to Cleveland.
Browns general manager Andrew Berry admitted in his post-draft presser that things have changed in the backfield.
"Not necessarily," Berry said about the 2025 NFL Draft indicating Chubb's future. "But the complexion of our running backs room has changed."
Ever since the superstar running back suffered a gruesome leg injury in Week 2 of the 2023 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, things have gone downhill.
Naturally, it took a very long time for him to rehab and come back from the injury. And once he did, he just wasn't the same, averaging 3.3 yards per carry compared to his career average of over 5 yards.
That, combined with the fact that Chubb will be 30 at the end of this year, could mean that his time as a Brown has come to an end. The team could be looking to restart, and saying goodbye to an aging running back could very well be part of that.
If Chubb truly has played his last snap in Cleveland, then he will go down as one of the best running backs in the franchise's long and stellar history in that department.
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Cleveland initially had the second overall pick in the draft, but then traded it in exchange for the No. 5 pick, which they used to draft Mason Graham. They also received a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick from that trade, both of which they used on running backs.
They selected Ohio State's Quinshon Judkins and Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, both of whom could put playing-time pressure on Chubb ... if he were even to come back to Cleveland.
Browns general manager Andrew Berry admitted in his post-draft presser that things have changed in the backfield.
"Not necessarily," Berry said about the 2025 NFL Draft indicating Chubb's future. "But the complexion of our running backs room has changed."
Ever since the superstar running back suffered a gruesome leg injury in Week 2 of the 2023 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, things have gone downhill.
Naturally, it took a very long time for him to rehab and come back from the injury. And once he did, he just wasn't the same, averaging 3.3 yards per carry compared to his career average of over 5 yards.
That, combined with the fact that Chubb will be 30 at the end of this year, could mean that his time as a Brown has come to an end. The team could be looking to restart, and saying goodbye to an aging running back could very well be part of that.
If Chubb truly has played his last snap in Cleveland, then he will go down as one of the best running backs in the franchise's long and stellar history in that department.
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