Insider Expects Nick Chubb to Return to Browns for One Reason

After seven seasons in Cleveland, former Browns running back Nick Chubb headed south in free agency to join the Houston Texans.

After seven seasons in Cleveland, former Browns running back Nick Chubb headed south in free agency to join the Houston Texans.

Chubb is a four-time Pro Bowler and a Second-Team All-Pro and has rushed for a franchise third-best 6,843 yards over his time in Cleveland. But the former second-round draft pick dealt with injuries over the past two seasons and played in a total of just 10 games.

While Chubb was certainly a fan-favorite during his time with the Browns, it's hard to say he was much more.

He holds the third-highest career rushing total in franchise history. And while it's not Pro Football Hall of Fame worthy, it might be Browns Ring of Honor worthy.

At least insider Mary Kay Cabot with Cleveland.com thinks so, and she thinks someday Chubb will return to the Browns for that purpose.

“There’s definitely a chance the Browns will work something out with Nick Chubb down the road even if he signs just to retire as a Brown," Cabot wrote. "I absolutely think this should and will happen. Based on Chubb’s heartfelt thank you to Browns fans, I truly believe he’ll be open to it and will want it as much as the Browns and their fans do. He deserves a chance to play, and now he has that in Houston. 

"But it can’t end this way. He needs to retire as a Brown when he’s ready, and then go into their Ring of Honor.”

But Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan disagrees.

“I don’t think he’s going to get his jersey retired, nor should he," Ruiter said. "They are going to put him in the Ring of Honor. The Haslams made the announcement this week when they were thanking Nick Chubb. ... And I have to be honest with you: I wouldn’t put him in the Ring of Honor. For me, the Ring of Honor is for Hall of Famers. For Browns players who are Hall of Famers. Again, as much as I love Nick Chubb."

Is Chubb a Hall of Famer? No. Is he worthy of the Browns' Ring of Honor? That depends on who you ask.