Browns legend Nick Chubb officially hung up his cleats on Friday and called it a career at 30 years old. He spent the first seven years of his stellar eight-year career with the Browns and is undoubtedly one of the most dominant players to ever put on a Browns uniform.
Chubb showed he still has some juice with the Houston Texans last year, but after not getting signed this offseason, he decided to walk off into the sunset on a high note with his health intact. Some recent Browns fans may not remember just how dominant he was during his time in Cleveland, but his production put him in rare company not only in Browns history, but in all of NFL history.
Stat expert Luke Potosky shared a stat that shows just how elite Chubb was as a Brown. He shared that Chubb is one of only three players ever, along with Barry Sanders and Jim Brown to average over five yards per carry and 70 rushing yards per game with 50+ rushing touchdowns for their careers.
“In @NFL history, there are three players to average 5.0+ yards per carry, 70+ rushing yards per game & score 50+ career rushing touchdowns: • Jim Brown • Barry Sanders • NICK CHUBB @NickChubb
gave everyone his all. We are eternally grateful,” Potosky wrote.
In @NFL history, there are three players to average 5.0+ yards per carry, 70+ rushing yards per game & score 50+ career rushing touchdowns:
• Jim Brown
• Barry Sanders
• NICK CHUBB@NickChubb gave everyone his all. We are eternally grateful. 🦇#DawgPound | @Browns https://t.co/atX5beB6RR pic.twitter.com/PFWl9RHjpy— Luke Potosky (@LukePotosky) August 22, 2026
Being on a short list with Barry Sanders and Jim Brown is quite an accomplishment and just one of many accolades Chubb racked up in his illustrious career. It’s a shame the knee injury in 2023 derailed his momentum after his great first five years in the league, but he said in his retirement post that he wanted to end his career on a winning season and with good health, which was far from certain after that knee injury.
Chubb will go down as one of the best of his generation and was on a Hall of Fame trajectory until that injury, but it’s only a matter of time before he gets into Cleveland’s Ring of Honor. They don’t make them like him anymore and Quinshon Judkins has huge shoes to fill as his successor.
It’s always a sad day when a legend calls it quits, but Chubb was the bright spot during some dark times for this organization. He will forever be a legend in Cleveland and the fans can be proud that he went out on his own terms with his head held high.
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