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DJ Bien-Aime
HOUSTON — 4-time Professional Bowl operating again Nick Chubb is anticipated to signal a one-year take care of the Houston Texans on Monday, sources advised ESPN.
The signing is contingent on Chubb passing a bodily.
The previous Cleveland Browns operating again would be part of a Texans dashing assault led by two-time Professional Bowl rusher Joe Mixon, Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale, and fourth-round decide Woody Marks out of USC.
Chubb, a 2018 second-round select of Georgia, ranks third on the Browns’ profession dashing checklist (6,843) after spending the primary seven years of his profession in Cleveland.
Accidents derailed Chubb’s tenure with the Browns. He suffered a season-ending knee damage in Week 2 of the 2023 season in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers, forcing him to overlook the primary six video games of the 2024 season earlier than he returned in Week 7 and scored a landing in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
However Chubb didn’t regain his Professional Bowl type earlier than his season ended prematurely due to a damaged foot in Week 15.
In eight video games, he ran for 332 yards and recorded profession lows in yards per try (3.3) and share of carries that gained not less than 10 yards (4.9%).
Houston hopes Chubb can recapture his pre-injury manufacturing and type a one-two combo with Mixon, who totaled 1,016 dashing yards and 11 touchdowns en path to incomes a Professional Bowl choice in 2024.
Chubb’s anticipated signing in Houston was first reported by NFL Community.
