Four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb has officially retired after eight NFL seasons, he announced Friday on Instagram.
Chubb, who spent seven of his eight years with the Cleveland Browns, finishes his career with 7,349 rushing yards and 59 total touchdowns. He played for the Houston Texans in 2025, producing 506 rushing yards on 122 carries.
At his peak, Chubb was one of the most dangerous running backs in the NFL. He recorded four straight Pro Bowl seasons of over 1,000 rushing yards (2019-22). That run culminated in a career-high 1,525 yards in 2022.
Chubb suffered a catastrophic knee injury in September 2023 that required an MCL and ACL repair in addition to his meniscus and medial capsule. He managed to return over a year later and registered 332 rushing yards during the 2024 campaign, his final year with the Browns.
Chubb sustained his first severe knee injury in 2015 while playing college football at Georgia.
The 30-year-old says the second major injury evoked a different reaction than the first.
"You understand that you have the rest of your life to look forward to," Chubb wrote on Instagram. "And that's exactly what I started to do. I 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."
