If Cleveland Browns fans needed any more evidence that the Nick Chubb era is likely over, they got it on Friday. According to a report from Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, Browns running back Jerome Ford recently accepted a pay cut with the franchise that reduces his 2025 salary from $3.

The Cleveland Browns want running back Nick Chubb to return next season, but the Chicago Bears may simply be able to offer him a better role.

The Browns overhauled their running back room in this draft with second-round pick Quinshon Judkins out of Ohio State and fourth-rounder Dylan Sampson out of Tennessee, two of the picks from the blockbuster trade down from No. 2 to No. 5 with the Jaguars.