Former Browns All-Pro RB Nick Chubb reportedly expected to sign with Texans

If all goes well with a physical, Nick Chubb is expected to sign with the Houston Texans.

That’s according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, who reported on Sunday that Chubb is expected to sign with the Texans on Monday, pending a physical. Terms of a potential deal were not reported.

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A contract with the Texans would provide a fresh start for Chubb after knee and foot injuries limited him to 10 games over the course of the prior two seasons.

Chubb suffered a devastating knee injury in Week 2 of the 2023 season that required multiple surgeries to repair a torn ACL, MCL, meniscus and medial capsule. The injury cost Chubb all but two games of the 2023 season and the first six games of the 2024 campaign.

Chubb returned to play eight games in 2024 before a broken foot suffered against the Kansas City Chiefs ended his season in Week 14. He hasn’t played since.

Can Chubb return to form?

Chubb, 29, was in the prime of his career when he suffered his knee injury in 2023. He’d made the Pro Bowl after each of the previous four seasons and was named second-team All-Pro in 2022 as one of the NFL’s most productive offensive players.

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He was limited in his eight-game return in 2024, averaging 3.3 yards per carry for 332 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The production fell well short of his career averages of 5.1 yards per carry and 92.8 total yards from scrimmage per game.

Chubb would join a Texans offense helmed by third-year quarterback C.J. Stroud that Houston hopes can help improve on last season’s 10-7 campaign that ended in a divisional-round playoff loss to the Chiefs.

Chubb would join a Texans backfield that already features Joe Mixon, who joined Houston on a three-year, $25 million contract from the Cincinnati Bengals last offseason. Mixon made his second career Pro Bowl in 2024 after tallying 1,325 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns while averaging 4.1 yards per carry.