RB Chubb Expected to Sign with Texans – The Houston Texans are going to cause big problems in 2025. They are on the verge of adding another elite running back into their backfield mix.
According to reports Sunday from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, former Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb is expected to sign with the Texans on Monday if his physical goes off without a hitch when he visits the team.
The Texans will be just the second team Chubb will play for in his career. He spent each of his seven previous seasons with the Browns after the team selected him in the second round with the No. 35 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia.
Chubb will turn 30 in December and is coming off back-to-back injury-plagued seasons.
He suffered a torn MCL and damaged ACL in a Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that ended his season early in 2023 and kept him out of action until Week 7 last year and scored a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Georgia product made it through eight games in his return as the Browns’ starting running back until he broke his foot in Week 15.
In eight games during the 2024 season, Chubb compiled 332 yards on 102 rushes (3.3 yards per carry) and three rushing touchdowns. He also caught five passes for 31 yards and added a receiving touchdown as well.
Chubb will potentially join a backfield that already features two-time Pro Bowl rusher Joe Mixon Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale, and fourth-round pick Woody Marks out of USC. Houston is coming off of a 10-7 season and will try to claim their third consecutive AFC South crown in 2025.
Houston hopes Chubb can recapture his pre-injury production and form a one-two punch with Mixon, who totaled 1,016 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in route to earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2024.
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Packers to Release Star CB Alexander – The saga involving Jaire Alexander in Green Bay is at an end.
The Packers are parting ways with the cornerback on Monday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
The difficult decision came down after several months of uncertainty surrounding the two-time Pro Bowler.
Earlier this offseason, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Packers would move on, whether through a trade or release. After no trade partner came forward during the April 2025 NFL Draft, the two sides were still looking for a resolution. The Packers reportedly offered a pay reduction for the former first-round pick to remain in Green Bay. Ultimately, Alexander declined the restructured contract. Now, he will hit the market and become an unrestricted free agent.
The timing of the release works in concert with the Packers’ opening of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday.
Pure talent has never been an issue with the 28-year-old corner. When healthy and available, the 2018 first-round pick is one of the stickiest cover men in the NFL. That unique ability led to the Packers signing Alexander to a four-year, $84 million contract in 2022. The issue is health.
Over the past two years, Alexander has played in just 14 out of 34 regular-season games due to a variety of injuries, including to his groin, back, shoulder and knee. He missed the Packers’ final eight games of 2024, including their Wild Card Round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Packers’ president Mark Murphy told Dave Schroeder of WBAY on Monday that moving on from Alexander ultimately came down to availability, which is the best ability.
“Well, first of all, he’s been a great player for us,” Murphy said.
“Obviously, elite talent and you know unfortunately just injured a lot. It’s kind of unfortunate that’s a big part of the game.”
Considering his elite skills, Alexander is sure to find another club willing to give him an opportunity. However, given the recent injury history, it likely will be well south of the $16.15 million in base salary he was scheduled to earn from Green Bay this season.
The Packers anticipated the 2025 season without Alexander, so the move does little to change the on-field situation. The Packers will move forward with Keisean Nixon, free-agent addition Nate Hobbs, Carrington Valentine, Kalen King and seventh-rounder Micah Robinson atop their cornerback depth chart.
Murphy said the team is confident in its ability to fill the gaping hole created by Alexander’s release, as they have had to play many games without their CB1 over the past two years.
“I feel pretty good,” Murphy said of the team absorbing Alexander’s departure. “I think Keisean Nixon, what a great story undrafted and an All-Pro returner. The reality is for the last four years for Jaire; it’s about half of the games that he’s been able to play. So, we kind of have been used to it.”
