Nick Chubb to retire officially as a Cleveland Brown on Friday

Nick Chubb will sign a one-day contract with the Cleveland Browns on Friday 25 September, allowing him to retire officially as a member of the franchise that drafted him. Source 1Source 3Source 4 The arrangement follows Chubb’s announcement in August that he was retiring from the NFL after an eight-year career. Source 2Source 3Source 4 He is also scheduled to attend Cleveland’s home opener against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday 27 September, when the Browns plan to honour him. Source 3Source 4

What happened

The Browns announced on 24 September that Chubb would be at their Berea practice facility on Friday for the contract signing and related events. Source 3Source 4 Browns managing partner JW Johnson III confirmed the one-day arrangement and said Chubb will hold a press conference on Friday. Source 3Source 4 Chubb entered the NFL when Cleveland selected him in the second round of the 2018 Draft with the 35th overall pick. Source 3Source 4 He later left the Browns as a free agent and spent the 2025 season with the Houston Texans. Source 2Source 3Source 4 In that final Texans season, he rushed for 506 yards and three touchdowns across 15 games. Source 2Source 4

Why it matters

Friday’s signing formally reconnects Chubb’s retirement with the team that drafted him and for which he produced the defining statistical body of his NFL career. Source 3Source 4 During his Browns tenure, Chubb amassed 6,843 rushing yards and 51 rushing touchdowns. Source 3Source 4 Those totals place him third on Cleveland’s all-time rushing list, behind Jim Brown and Leroy Kelly. Source 3Source 4 He also earned four Pro Bowl selections during his time with the Browns. Source 3 The one-day contract therefore puts an official endpoint on an eight-year career with the franchise most closely associated with his production, while recognising that he played his final season in Houston. Source 2Source 3Source 4 The arrangement also follows a route that has been used by other former Browns players to retire formally with the franchise that drafted them. Source 4

What’s next

Chubb is due in Berea on Friday 25 September to sign the contract and take part in the associated events, including his scheduled press conference. Source 3Source 4 The Browns then host the Panthers in their home opener on Sunday 27 September, with Chubb expected to be present as the team honours him. Source 3Source 4 The weekend gives Cleveland a defined setting for both the formal retirement and the public recognition of a player who ranks third in the club’s rushing history. Source 3Source 4

Notes

Chubb’s retirement announcement came in August, while Friday’s one-day deal is the mechanism that will make his retirement as a Brown official. Source 1Source 2Source 3 His final-season Texans figures — 506 rushing yards and three touchdowns in 15 games — are separate from the 6,843 rushing yards and 51 rushing touchdowns credited to his Browns tenure. Source 2Source 3Source 4 The sources supplied for this announcement confirm Friday’s press conference and Sunday’s planned honouring. Source 3Source 4