Kareem Hunt
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Kareem AJ Hunt (born August 6, 1995) is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Toledo and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
As a rookie in 2017, he led the NFL in rushing yards and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
Hunt was released by the Chiefs on November 30, 2018, after a videotape of him kicking a woman on the ground the previous February surfaced.
Early years
Hunt attended South High School in Willoughby, Ohio, where he played for the Rebels football team. He rushed for 2,519 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior and 2,685 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior. Hunt was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and committed to the University of Toledo to play college football.
College career
Hunt started three games at Toledo in 2013 and rushed for 866 yards on 137 attempts with six touchdowns. With 127 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Navy, 114 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Bowling Green, 168 passing yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Michigan, and a touchdown against Buffalo, he had a good four-game stretch in the season, as well as a touchdown against Buffalo, 144 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Bowling Green, 168 passing yards and two touchdowns against Eastern Michigan. He appeared in ten games as a sophomore, but he missed three due to injury. In all ten games he appeared in, he rushed for at least 101 yards. He rushed for 1,631 yards on 205 attempts, with 16 touchdowns. He was the MVP of the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl victory over Arkansas State after rushing for 271 yards and five touchdowns, which tied for the first time with Barry Sanders.
Hunt was suspended for the first two games of his junior season in 2015 due to a breach of team rules. He returned for the third game but was hospitalized during the game and missed the next two games. He finished with 973 passing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in the 2015 season. In 2016, Hunt played in all 13 games, leading the MAC in both rush attempts (262) and yards (1,475), with 200 rushing yards in the loss at #14 Western Michigan. Chester Taylor's career rushing yards topped him, his third in MAC conference history, and third in MAC conference history. In addition,, he holds career school records for yards per rush (6.3, with a minimum of 100 rushes), as well as total yards from scrimmage (5,500).
Professional career
In the third round (86th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, Hunt was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the sixth candidate to be selected in the draft. In addition,, he was the first of three Toledo Rockets to be selected that year.
Hunt was named starting running back for the Chiefs in the Chiefs' third preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks on August 27, 2017. following a knee injury to starting running back Spencer Ware.
Hunt made his NFL debut against the New England Patriots on September 7, 2017. Hunt fumbled on his first NFL appearance, despite never losing a single fumble during his college career, but the Patriots' safety Devin McCourty recovered the ball. Hunt continued to score two touchdowns, including a three-yarder from quarterback Alex Smith in the first half and a 78-yarder in the fourth quarter, and punched in a four-yard touchdown in the fourth en route to a 42-27 Chiefs victory. Hunt had 246 total yards from scrumage (148 rushing, 98 receiving), the most in a football debut. Marshall Faulk (for the Indianapolis Colts in 1994, 174 yards) and Billy Sims (for the Detroit Lions in 1980, 217 yards), as the only NFL players to debut with over 150 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns since 1970. For Week 1, his 148 passing yards led all NFL rushers. After leading the NFL with 401 rushing yards, 538 yards from scrimmage, and 8.53 yards per carry, Hunt was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of September. He had 117 scrimmage yards for his seventh straight game against the Oakland Raiders in Week 731-30.
Hunt was named as a rookie in the 2018 Pro Bowl on December 19, 2017. Hunt was third in the NFL in rushing yards behind Todd Gurley and Le'Veon Bell going into Week 17. Since both teams clinched the playoffs and rested their players, Hunt and Bell were inactive for Week 17, giving Hunt the opportunity to win the rushing crown. He rushed for a 35-yard touchdown on his first and only carry of the game, beating both Bell and Gurley, bringing Hunt the rushing yards championship for the 2017 season to 1,327 yards. This was the second season in a row in which a rookie led the league in rushing (Ezekiel Elliott in 2016). He was ranked 33rd on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
The Chiefs ranked at 10–6 records in the AFC West and qualified for the playoffs. Hunt rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in the narrow 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the Wild Card Round.
Hunt remained the Chiefs' primary running back going into the 2018 season. In the 38–27 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, he played in his second game in his career with two rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown in the Denver Broncos' next game and caught three passes for 54 yards. Hunt was fined $26,739 for a blast in which he intentionally lowered his helmet on October 6. In the 43–40 road loss, Hunt rushed for 80 yards against the New England Patriots and caught five passes for 105 yards and a 67-yard touchdown. In the next game, a 45–10 home victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 55 yards and two touchdowns. Hunt maintained his momentum against the Broncos in Week 8, rushing for 50 yards and catching five passes for 36 yards and a touchdown. Hunt rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, as well as a 50-yard touchdown reception in a 37–21 road victory over the Cleveland Browns, earning him AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Hunt's last game as a Chief in Week 11, he rushed for 28 yards and caught six passes for 41 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs barely beat the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 54-51.
After a videotape of him physically assaulting a woman and kicking her on the ground the previous February appeared, Hunt was released by the Chiefs on November 30, 2018. Hunt was never charged with any criminal conduct because the occurrence was determined as a misdemeanor assault and the perpetrator's inability to properly bring her complaint to court.
Hunt was signed by the Cleveland Browns on February 11, 2019. Hunt was placed on the Commissioner's Exempt list after signing his name despite the fact that the NFL is still investigating the assault charges against him. Hunt had been suspended without compensation for the first eight games of the 2019 season for breaching the league's personal conduct policy, according to the NFL. He was able to watch all off-season workouts and all preseason games. Hunt was called to the Browns' active roster following the announcement. Hunt underwent sports hernia surgery on August 29, 2019, and he was put on the reserve/suspended list two days later. He rejoined the team on October 21 as part of his suspension.
On November 4, Hunt was reinstated from suspension. In Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills, he made his first appearance with the Browns.
Hunt finished the 2019 season with 43 passes for 179 yards and two rushing touchdowns, as well as 37 receptions for 285 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The Browns released a second-round restricted free agent tender on Hunt on March 16, 2020. On April 20, 2020, he agreed to the contract.
Hunt was signed by the Browns on September 8, 2020, extending Hunt's two-year, $13.25 million contract extension. Hunt punched for 86 yards on his first running touchdown of the season on Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals, and he intercepted two passes for 15 yards and his first receiving touchdown of the season during the 35-30 victory. In Week 4, he had 11 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the Dallas Cowboys. In Week 10, against the Houston Texans, he had 19 carries for 104 rushing yards. During the 42-47 loss, Hunt scored 110 yards from scrimmage, one rushing touchdown, and one receiving touchdown. Hunt had 198 carries for 841 passing yards and six rushing touchdowns in the 2020 season, as well as 38 receivers for 304 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Hunt rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. Hunt scored a rushing touchdown in the 22-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round.
Hunt served as the back-up to Nick Chubb in the 2021 season. In Week 6, he sustained a calf injury and was put on injured reserve and was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2021. He was activated on November 27. Hunt had 78 attempts for 386 passing yards and four rushing touchdowns in eight games in the 2021 season, as well as 22 receptions for 174 receiving yards in eight games.
Hunt demanded a trade from the Browns on August 7, 2022, but the Browns turned down his trade request. Hunt is in the last year of a two-year contract, and he is expected to make $6.25 million in the 2022 season. Next season, Hunt will be an unrestricted free agent. In Week 1, Hunt scored one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown, defeating Carolina 26-24.