Rich Eisen· May 9, 2025
Eisen predicted Nick Chubb will not return to Cleveland and will have to sign elsewhere, and offered a top five list of possible landing spots (Dolphins, Bears, Broncos, Steelers, Cowboys).
“So it does appear that Nick Chubb, will end up having to move on somewhere.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsNick ChubbMay 9, 2025
Nick Chubb to move
“So it does appear that Nick Chubb, will end up having to move on somewhere.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Nick Chubb
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- CLE
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- HOU
- weeks left when called:
- 18
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- Ryan ReynoldsPositional Finishes · Nick ChubbMiss · 0Reynolds predicted win-loss records for all 32 teams, playoff seeding for both conferences, several league-leader player predictions, and picked the Bengals to beat the Cowboys in the Super Bowl.
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