Cleveland — The Cleveland Browns have signed Kareem Hunt, who was released two months ago by Kansas City after a video surfaced showing the star…
Cleveland — The Cleveland Browns have signed Kareem Hunt, who was released two months ago by Kansas City after a video surfaced showing the star running back pushing and kicking a woman.
Hunt was placed on the NFL’s commissioner’s exempt list hours before the Chiefs released him, a move that drew public support after he was seen in a physical altercation with the woman last February during an argument in the lobby of a downtown hotel where he stayed.
Hunt was in his second season with Kansas City and was one of the team’s best players. He led the NFL in rushing as a rookie in 2017.
The Browns are now giving the 23-year-old, who is from Cleveland, a chance to restart his career.
Hunt still could be suspended by the league under its personal conduct policy for the incident and two others that surfaced after he was released by the Chiefs. An NFL investigation is ongoing.
Although Hunt has not been charged with a crime, he could still face a lengthy suspension from the league pending its inquiry.
Browns general manager John Dorsey drafted Hunt while working for Kansas City, and said they’re relationship was an “important part of this decision-making process.”
“But we then did extensive due diligence with many individuals, including clinical professionals, to have a better understanding of the person he is today and whether it was prudent to sign him,” said Dorsey, who was Kansas City’s GM from 2013-16.
