{"id":95756,"date":"2024-02-25T03:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T03:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=95756"},"modified":"2024-02-25T03:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T03:13:50","slug":"browns-predicted-to-part-ways-37-million-pro-bowler-in-coming-weeks-kieu-linh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/browns-predicted-to-part-ways-37-million-pro-bowler-in-coming-weeks-kieu-linh\/","title":{"rendered":"Browns Predicted to Part Ways $37 Million Pro Bowler in Coming Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0have to make a handful of difficult decisions over the next few months, though the call on running back\u00a0Nick Chubb\u00a0stands above the rest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GettyImages-1424962244-e1681718074850.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Andrew Berry\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chubb has been the undisputed star of the Browns offense during his six-year run with the franchise, save for last season when he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2 against the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers. The problem, however, is the final year of Chubb\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n<p>Backup RB\u00a0Jerome Ford\u00a0showed out during his sophomore campaign and is a vastly cheaper option than Chubb in 2024 and for at least one year beyond. That fits roughly with the Browns\u2019 timeline on quarterback\u00a0Deshaun Watson, who will carry a\u00a0$64 million cap hit in each of the next three seasons that will complicate every financial decision the team has to make.<\/p>\n<p>Because of those realities,\u00a0Ari Meirov of 33rd Team predicted Chubb\u00a0as a salary cap casualty for the Browns in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#39;t be shocked if Nick Chubb and Joe Mixon are cut as we head into free agency \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FrykXVFq7\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9FrykXVFq7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The33rdTeamFB\/status\/1761469253134520705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be shocked if Nick Chubb and\u00a0Joe Mixon\u00a0are cut as we head into free agency,\u201d\u00a0Meirov posted to X\u00a0on Saturday, February 24.<\/p>\n<p>Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, is entering the final season of a three-year contract worth\u00a0$36.6 million\u00a0overall. His salary cap hit in 2024 is $15.825 million, and the Browns can save\u00a0$11.825 million by cutting or trading him this offseason.<\/p>\n<h2>Nick Chubb, Browns Will Meet to Discuss Potential Contract Restructure<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4650085 visible aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1592919235-e1703895608708.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2.\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4650085\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1592919235-e1703895608708.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Cleveland wants to keep Chubb, of course, and will try to do so by restructuring his contract. The potential issue is the franchise will want to do so on its terms, which the running back may not find agreeable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Browns will meet with Chubb\u2019s agents, possibly as soon as the NFL combine in Indianapolis next week, and discuss parameters for a restructuring \u2014 and possible extension \u2014 that will enable Chubb to make most or all of the money he\u2019s due this season via incentives and bonuses,\u201d\u00a0Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported\u00a0on February 22.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL has widely devalued the running back position in recent years, and players like Mixon and\u00a0Aaron Jones\u00a0of the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0have taken salary decreases to remain with their teams. Chubb rushed for\u00a06,341 yards and 48 touchdowns across his first five seasons with the Browns and was arguably the league\u2019s best running back over that span.<\/p>\n<p>All that is to say Chubb may not be interested in an incentive-heavy deal after the worst injury of his career considering all he has already given\/proven during his time in Cleveland. An extension that lowers his cap hit in 2024 and offers him considerably more guaranteed money over the next several years, however, could be a different story.<\/p>\n<h2>Jerome Ford\u2019s Emergence Robbed Nick Chubb of Leverage With Browns<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-4650084 visible aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1891140968-e1703895685777.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford stepped up against the Jets.\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4650084\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1891140968-e1703895685777.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4650084\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p>Fortunately for the Browns, if they can\u2019t work out an agreement with Chubb, they have Ford to fall back on as their primary running back. As good of news as that is for the team, it\u2019s equally bad for Chubb\u2019s negotiating leverage.<\/p>\n<p>Ford rushed for 813 yards and 4 TDs at a clip of 4.0 yards per attempt, according to\u00a0Pro Football Reference. He also caught 44 passes for 319 yards and 5 scores, displaying his ability as a dual-threat back.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland drafted Ford in the fifth round in 2022. He still has two years remaining on a rookie deal worth only\u00a0$4 million total. If the Browns can\u2019t work out an agreement with Chubb, there is no reason they won\u2019t believe they can transition to Ford as RB1, then find value again in the late rounds to secure him a quality backup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_7_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-7\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0have to make a handful of difficult decisions over the next few months, though the call on running back\u00a0Nick Chubb\u00a0stands above the rest. Chubb has been&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nflquynh.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}