{"id":107786,"date":"2024-03-21T01:26:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T01:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=107786"},"modified":"2024-03-21T01:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T01:30:50","slug":"browns-sign-former-bears-starter-as-potential-nick-chubb-fill-in-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/browns-sign-former-bears-starter-as-potential-nick-chubb-fill-in-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Sign Former Bears Starter as Potential Nick Chubb Fill-In"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0are bringing in\u00a0D\u2019Onta Foreman\u00a0to help beef up their running back room and perhaps hold down the fort until\u00a0Nick Chubb\u00a0returns.<\/p>\n

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Foreman joins a Browns running back room that includes Chubb,\u00a0Jerome Ford,\u00a0Pierre Strong Jr., and newly signed veteran\u00a0Nyheim Hines.<\/p>\n

Foreman has bounced around the last three seasons with three different teams but has been productive. Last year he started eight games with the\u00a0Chicago Bears. Foreman recorded\u00a0425 yards on 109 carries, finding the end zone four times.<\/p>\n

His best year came in 2022 with the\u00a0Carolina Panthers. Foreman ran for 914 yards on 203 carries \u2014 a 4.5 yards per carry average \u2014 with 5 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Foreman entered the league as a third-round pick of the Houston Texans in 2017. He was No. 49 on\u00a0Pro Football Focus\u2019 list of remaining free agents\u00a0published on March 18. Foreman finished last season with a solid grade of\u00a074.0 via PFF.<\/p>\n

Browns Yet to Make Move With Nick Chubb<\/h2>\n

The Browns are expected to\u00a0restructure Chubb\u2019s contract\u00a0at some point this offseason. The four-time Pro Bowler is expected to be ready at some point next season. But his exact timeline for a return is uncertain.<\/p>\n

Chubb suffered a catastrophic\u00a0knee injury\u00a0in Week 2 against the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers. He had both his ACL and MCL repaired during two separate surgeries, the latest of those procedures coming in November.<\/p>\n

Browns general manager Andrew Berry\u00a0referred to it as\u00a0the\u00a0\u201celephant in the room\u201d during his\u00a0end-of-season press conference. Chubb will count\u00a0$15.8 million against the cap\u00a0next season. However, he has no guaranteed money left on his deal. If the\u00a0Browns released Chubb it would result in just $4 million of dead cap.<\/p>\n

However, the Browns have no plans to release Chubb, as Berry expressed this offseason. He\u2019ll likely sign an incentive-laden extension to keep him in Cleveland and lower his cap hit. Browns insider\u00a0Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com\u00a0doesn\u2019t think the Browns are thinking about betting against Chubb\u2019s return to form.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Browns watched Chubb make a superhuman recovery from his devastating knee injury at Georgia, and they\u2019re hopeful he can catch lightning in a bottle twice. Anyone who knows Chubb and his Batman mentality would never bet against him,\u201d Cabot said. \u201cThe Browns are counting on Chubb to be ready to play this season, and they expect to see an excellent version of their four-time Pro Bowler.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nyheim Hines Excited to Join Browns<\/h2>\n

Hines was the other running back the Browns signed this offseason. He is expected to be more of a threat catching the ball out of the backfield. He has\u00a0snagged 240 receptions\u00a0over his five seasons in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0and has carried the ball just 348 times.<\/p>\n

Hines entered the league as a fourth-round pick of the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts. He missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in a jet ski accident. Hines is ready to get to work in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s up #DawgPound nyghtmare at your service,\u201d Hines wrote on X. \u201cThank you for welcoming me to the Land. Excited to get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ford was the Browns\u2019 lead-back last season with Chubb sidelined. He registered 813 yards on 204 carries.\u00a0Kareem Hunt\u00a0notched a team-high 9 touchdowns last season but isn\u2019t expected to be back next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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