Kareem Hunt indicators with Browns.
The Cleveland Browns have at present introduced the signing former Kansas Metropolis Chiefs working again Kareem Hunt.
Hunt, 23, was launched by the Chiefs in late November after video footage him pushing and kicking a lady surfaced.
In an announcement launched by the Cleveland Browns, GM John Dorsey, who drafted Hunt in Kansas Metropolis, defined his determination to signal the Professional Bowl working again.
“My relationship and interplay with Kareem since 2016 in school was an necessary half this decision-making course of however we then did intensive due diligence with many people, together with medical pressionals, to have a greater understanding the individual he’s at present and whether or not it was prudent to signal him,” Dorsey stated. “There have been two necessary elements: one is that Kareem took full duty for his egregious actions and confirmed true regret and secondly, simply as importantly, he’s present process and is dedicated to needed pressional therapy and a plan that has been clearly laid out.”
Hunt additionally launched an announcement at present, wherein he as soon as once more apologized for the incident that occurred final February, and stated he’s “dedicated to following the mandatory steps to study and to be a greater and more healthy individual from this example.”
“First f, I wish to as soon as once more apologize for my actions final yr. What I did was flawed and inexcusable. That isn’t the person I used to be raised to be, and I’ve discovered an awesome deal from that have and definitely ought to have been extra truthful about it after the very fact. I am extraordinarily grateful that John Dorsey, Dee and Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns group are granting me the chance to earn their belief and symbolize their group in one of the best ways attainable on and f the sphere. I’m dedicated to following the mandatory steps to study and to be a greater and more healthy individual from this example. I additionally perceive the expectations that the Browns have clearly laid out and that I’ve to earn my manner again to the NFL. I am a piece in progress as an individual, however I am dedicated to taking benefit the help techniques that I’ve in place to turn out to be one of the best and more healthy model myself.”
Hunt remains to be on the Commissioner’s Exempt record and can most definitely obtain a suspension some size now that he’s on a roster.
In 11 video games with the Chiefs final season, Hunt rushed for 824 yards and 7 touchdowns to go together with 378 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns.