All-Pro RB Nick Chubb Retires At Age 30

Chubb retires from NFL 

Nick Chubb announces retirement after 8 NFL seasons. Chubb retires following knee injury and Final season with Texans.

Chubb hit a career high in 2022 with 1,525 rushing yards and 13 total touchdowns...

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All-Pro running back Nick Chubb announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday in an Instagram post, ending an eight-year career.  

Chubb, 30, played seven seasons in Cleveland after the Browns drafted him 35th overall in 2018.

A four-time Pro Bowler, Chubb was one of the NFL’s top running backs at his peak in Cleveland. He ran for 986 yards and 8 TDs as a rookie, finishing with 1,145 total yards and 10 TDs. That year he also became just the fourth player in NFL history to rush for 100+ yards on three or fewer carries in a game. He followed it with four straight 1,000-yard seasons.

Chubb hit a career high in 2022 with 1,525 rushing yards and 13 total touchdowns, 12 on the ground, which earned him Second-Team All-Pro honors. In his first six seasons he averaged over 5.0 yards per carry every year.  

The following year, 2023, Chubb suffered a devastating left knee injury. He tore his MCL, damaged his meniscus, ruptured his medial capsule and later needed a second surgery to repair his ACL.  

Since the injury, Chubb appeared in 23 games across the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He finished his career in Houston, rushing for 506 yards and 3 touchdowns in 15 games with 9 starts for the Texans.

Chubb retires with 7,349 rushing yards and 54 rushing touchdowns on 1,462 carries for a 5.0 yards-per-carry average in 100 games played.