Nick Chubb to Texans: Can former All-Pro rusher continue success of RBs going to new teams post-ACL injury?

Former Super Bowl Champion Running Back Lands Tryout With Saints

Cam Akers has already become a journeyman NFL running back, and he is taking another shot at latching on with a new team. The veteran back and 2021 Super Bowl champion is reportedly going to try out for the New Orleans Saints during their minicamp this week. Akers was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft and earned a championship ring by recovering from a torn Achilles tendon in less than five months for LA i…

Major Sports Highlights: Surprising Decisions and New Beginnings | Sports-Games

This sports briefing covers a range of updates: Greenland's rejected CONCACAF application, NBA Finals shift to Indiana, Andy Murray's openness to future coaching, Nick Chubb joining Texans, Scottie Scheffler's U.S. Open popularity, denied UCLA and Penn State funding reports, Red Sox's Roman Anthony promotion, T.J. Oshie's retirement, AJ Smith-Shawver's surgery, and finalized U.S. Open field.

Nick Chubb to Texans: Can former All-Pro rusher continue success of RBs going to new teams post-ACL injury?

Chubb is the latest RB to find a new home after an ACL injury

Nick Chubb Is Wearing A New Jersey Number With Texans

(Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)   For years, Nick Chubb put the Cleveland Browns’ offense on his shoulders and established himself as one of the best running backs in the game. Unfortunately, running backs fall from grace drastically, especially those coming back from a major injury. That’s why the Browns chose to move on and not bring back Chubb for another season. Now, Chubb has changed his jersey number to open a new chapter of his caree…

Texans Officially Sign RB Nick Chubb

The Texans’ Nick Chubb agreement is now finalized. The parties agreed to terms, with a passed physical greenlighting a one-year deal with a base value of $2.5MM (per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport). Chubb’s contract can reach a maximum value of $5MM with incentives, according to KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, but it remains a far cry from the three-year, $36.6MM deal he signed with the Browns in 2021. The four-time Pro Bowler took a significant pay cut to re…