Overview
- Chubb announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, saying he had long known the time had come and that he wanted to finish his career healthy.
- He leaves the NFL after eight seasons, seven with the Cleveland Browns and one with the Houston Texans, and was a four-time Pro Bowler.
- Chubb finished with 7,349 rushing yards, 1,109 receiving yards and 59 total touchdowns in 100 career games, numbers that rank him among the Browns’ top rushers.
- A history of major knee injuries shaped his decision, including a catastrophic knee injury at Georgia in 2015 and a season-ending knee injury in September 2023 that required multiple surgeries and limited his 2023–24 availability.
- The Browns’ owners issued a public thank-you and said they plan to celebrate Chubb in the Ring of Honor, and his retirement leaves a clearer path for younger running backs the team drafted in recent years.