{"id":119226,"date":"2026-08-22T22:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/119226\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T22:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T22:30:21","slug":"former-browns-rb-nick-chubb-suddenly-retires-from-nfl-at-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/119226\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Browns RB Nick Chubb suddenly retires from NFL at 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nick Chubb is calling it a career. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tag\/cleveland-browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> star running back, who was a second-team All-Pro in 2022 and a four-time Pro Bowler, announced his retirement from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a> on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chubb, who was a dominant rusher with the Browns and during his college days at the University of Georgia, overcame serious knee injuries to leave his mark on the game. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before hanging up his cleats, Chubb spent last season with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chubb announced his retirement in an emotional note penned on social media, saying this was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/2090972675065700465\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the day I\u2019ve been avoiding for a while<\/a>.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/predicting-afc-playoff-teams-2026-2027-nfl-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Predicting the AFC playoff teams ahead of the 2026-2027 NFL season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nick Chubb Hangs Up His Cleats<\/p>\n<p><img data-od-added-loading=\"\" data-od-removed-fetchpriority=\"high\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='elementor elementor-68004 elementor-location-single post-219941 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nfl tag-cleveland-browns tag-nfl tag-nick-chubb mv-content-wrapper']\/*[3][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[7][self::FIGURE]\/*[1][self::PICTURE]\/*[2][self::IMG]\" loading=\"lazy\" data-wp-picture-wrapped=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FOOTBALL-NFL-ATL-CLE.jpg\" alt=\"NFL: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons\" class=\"wp-image-219950\" \/>Oct 2, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) prepares for a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Credit: USA TODAY Sports (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chubb was selected by the Browns with the No. 35 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He played for the Browns until the 2024 season, before spending 2025 in Houston. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwelve-year-old me could never imagine this day, and 30-year-old me is wondering where all the time has gone,\u201d Chubb wrote. \u201cI\u2019ve known for some time now, but I\u2019m finally ready to share that I\u2019m done playing football. I wanted to end my career on a healthy note, along with a winning season, and I was able to do that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the beginning of this journey, I made many promises to myself. The #1 promise I made was that I would always stay true to who I am and never forget the things that made me, me. That promise meant always being the hardest-working person, no matter where I was or what the circumstances were. And that started in Cedartown, Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his career, Chubb rushed for 7,349 yards and 54 touchdowns, while adding 141 catches for 1,109 yards and an additional five scores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wish Chubb the best in the next chapter of his life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories with The Big Lead Newsletter <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Chubb is calling it a career. 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