Nick Chubb announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday night through an Instagram post, ending an eight-season career in professional football [1, 2, 3].

Chubb began his NFL career in 2018 when the Cleveland Browns selected him 35th overall in the second round of the draft after a standout college career at Georgia [1, 2, 3]. He quickly established himself as one of the league’s top running backs, making the Pro Bowl each season from 2019 to 2022 while rushing for over 1,000 yards in those four consecutive campaigns [1, 2, 3].

The running back’s best season came in 2022, when he rushed for a career-high 1,525 yards and 12 touchdowns, earning second-team All-Pro honors [1, 2, 3]. Over his first five seasons, Chubb rushed for 6,341 yards at an impressive 5.2 yards per carry, joining NFL great Jim Brown as the only players to surpass 6,000 yards with 5+ yards per carry in their first five years [1, 3].

Chubb’s career was disrupted by injuries beginning in 2023. In Week 2 of the 2023 season, he tore his MCL, ACL, and meniscus in his left knee, requiring two surgeries and sidelining him for the remainder of 2023 and part of 2024 [1, 2, 3]. He returned in Week 7 of 2024 but suffered a foot fracture in Week 15 that ended his season prematurely [1, 3].

In 2025, Chubb signed with the Houston Texans. He rushed for 506 yards and 3 touchdowns on 122 carries but lost his starting role to rookie Woody Marks [1, 2]. He finished his career with 7,349 rushing yards and 54 rushing touchdowns over eight seasons [2].

In his retirement announcement, Chubb reflected on his career with no regrets and emphasized the importance of health. "Today's the day I've been avoiding for a while... I wanted to end my career on a healthy note, along with a winning season, and I was able to do that," he wrote [1]. He added, "The only thing I could control after hurting my knee twice was getting back up, getting back to work, and getting back on the field," and told current players there is life after football. "Health is the real wealth... I can say that I have no regrets" [2].

Chubb’s retirement marks the official close to a career that began with promise and featured elite performance, if interrupted by injury. His final NFL statistics reflect his impact as one of the top backs of his era.

His retirement announcement on August 21 closes the chapter on an eight-year NFL career that began in 2018 and stretched into the 2025 season with Houston.