The Chicago Bears missed on some high-profile running backs in the NFL Draft, and while they did select Rutgers’ Kyle Monangai in the seventh round, it’s not exactly what some expected. That’s probably a major reason so many NFL analysts are connecting the dots between the Bears and free agent running back Nick Chubb.
The rumor mill has been churning the last couple of days that Chubb (5’11”, 227), who rushed for 332 yards in eight games for the Cleveland Browns last season, is on Chicago’s radar.
Cleveland radio personality Ken Carman said this morning on 92.3 The Fan, about Chubb, “I heard he is kind of getting close to another team. It happens to be in the NFC North.”
He didn’t provide the team’s name, but the Detroit Lions aren’t in the market for a running back with their Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery pairing. The Minnesota Vikings just gave Jordan Mason $10 million over two years to back up Aaron Jones. And the Green Bay Packers gave Josh Jacobs big money last offseason and expect 2024 third-round pick MarShawn Lloyd to bounce back from last year’s hamstring injury and appendectomy.
That leaves the Bears, who have been rumored to be in the running back market all offseason. Chicago’s running back room is currently D‘Andre Swift, Roschon |Johnson, Travis Homer, Ian Wheeler and the the rookie Monangai.
Chubb tore up his knee after two games in 2023, then missed the remainder of the seaosn. He finally made it back for their week seven game in 2024, but broke his foot just seven games later.
Chubb was a shell of his four time Pro Bowl self last year averaging just 3.3 yards per carry, but he’ll be nearly two years removed from his knee injury when the 2025 seaosn starts. He’s been working hard to return in 2025 and is highly motivated to prove everyone there’s still some juice in his 29-year-old body.
Consideing his age and injury history, Chubb won’t command much on a one year deal, so if he’s healthy, would you like to see the Bears bring him in?