Chris Hubbard

Christopher Hubbard (born April 23, 1991) is an American football guard/offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB.

Not to be confused with Chris Hubbard (soccer).

Chris Hubbard
Hubbard in 2015
No. 74 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Guard/Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-04-23) April 23, 1991
Columbus, Georgia
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Carver (Columbus, Georgia)
College:UAB
Undrafted:2013
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:69
Games started:43
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Hubbard played high school football at George Washington Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia. He started at left tackle his junior and senior years as the team went 26–3 and won the 2007 Georgia High School Association Class AAA state championship. He was named to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer All-City team, the Associated Press Class AAA first-team All-State team and recorded 77 pancake blocks his senior year.[1]

College career

Hubbard played for the UAB Blazers of the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2009 to 2012. He was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team in 2009.[1] He was an All-Conference USA selection his senior year in 2012.[2]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 286 lb
(130 kg)		 4.95 s1.68 s2.74 s4.69 s7.52 s28 1⁄2 in
(0.72 m)		9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		21 reps
All values from Alabama Pro Day[3]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On April 27, 2013, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Hubbard as an undrafted free agent after going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released by the Steelers on August 31, 2013. He was signed to the Steelers' practice squad on September 3, 2013. Hubbard was signed to a future contract on December 31, 2013.[4] He made his NFL debut on September 21, 2014 against the Carolina Panthers.[5] Hubbard was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 19, 2016.

On October 9, 2016, he received his first career start against the New York Jets after right tackle Marcus Gilbert was unable to play due to injury. He played 76 offensive snaps as the Steelers won 31-13. He received a lot of praise for his performance from coaches Mike Tomlin, Todd Haley, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He received his second start on October 23, against the New England Patriots.[6]

Hubbard began the 2017 season as the backup right tackle behind Marcus Gilbert. On September 24, 2017, Hubbard received his first start of the season in place of right tackle Marcus Gilbert, who was out with an injured hamstring. He went on to start the five of the next six games at right tackle.[7]

Cleveland Browns

On March 15, 2018, the Cleveland Browns signed Hubbard to a five-year, $37.50 million contract that includes $15.15 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4 million.[8][9] He was named the Browns starting right tackle, and started all 16 games.

Hubbard retained his starting role as the starting right tackle in 2019, but was demoted to a backup offensive tackle and guard after the Cleveland Browns signed free agent Jack Conklin to replace Hubbard at right tackle and also drafted Jedrick Wills Jr. in the first round (10th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Hubbard agreed to restructure his contract in order to remain with the team.[10] Hubbard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 13, 2020,[11] and activated on November 26.[12] Hubbard was placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2020 as a result of a knee injury he sustained during the Browns' Week 15 matchup.[13]

Personal life

In 2012, Chris married Tamara Hubbard. The couple had their first child, a son named Creed Eason, in September 2016.

References
  1. "74 – Chris Hubbard". uabsports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. Champlin, Drew (April 27, 2013). "UAB offensive lineman Chris Hubbard inks with Pittsburgh Steelers". al.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. "Chris Hubbard". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Chris Hubbard". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. "Chris Hubbard". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  6. Mark Ibinett. "UAB's Chris Hubbard follows first child with first NFL start for Pittsburgh Steelers". Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  7. Ray Fittipaldo (October 8, 2017). "Steelers starting tackle Marcus Gilbert to miss third consecutive game against the Jaguars". Postgazette.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  8. Smith, Michael David (March 13, 2018). "Browns agree to term with ex-Steelers lineman Chris Hubbard". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  9. Maks, Patrick (March 15, 2018). "Browns sign former Steelers tackle Chris Hubbard". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. "Bill Callahan Discusses Right Guard, Chris Hubbard's Role". si.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  11. "Browns place G Chris Hubbard on Reserve/COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  12. Cabot, Mary Kay (November 26, 2020). "Browns OT Chris Hubbard activated off the COVID-19 list and he's feeling great". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  13. "Browns place OL Chris Hubbard on IR". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 22, 2020.
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