Kareem AJ Hunt is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. 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. He was released by the Chiefs on November 30, 2018, after a videotape of him kicking a woman on the ground the previous February surfaced. The Browns signed Hunt to a four-year, $16 million contract on August 31, 2018.
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Kareem AJ Hunt is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. 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. He was released by the Chiefs on November 30, 2018, after a videotape of him kicking a woman on the ground the previous February surfaced. Hunt was rated by Rivals. com as a three-star recruit and committed to the University of Toledo to play college football. He rushed for 2,519 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior and 2,685 yards and 44 touchdown as a senior. His 4,945 career rushing yards broke Chester Taylor’s school record, and was third all time in MAC conference history. He also holds career school records for yards per rush, and total yards from scrimmage. Hunt made his NFL debut on September 7, 2017, against the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football.
He joined stars Marshall Faulk and Billy Sims as the only NFL players since 1970 to debut with over 150 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns. His 148 rushing yards led all NFL rushers for Week 1. On December 19,2017, Hunt was named to the 2018 Pro Bowl as a rookie. He is currently ranked 33rd on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 Players of the Year list by NFL.com. The Browns signed Hunt to a four-year, $16 million contract on August 31, 2018. He will be eligible for free agency at the end of the 2018 season. He has been selected to play in the Super Bowl for the first time in his career on Sunday, January 20, 2019 against the Seattle Seahawks. The Cleveland Browns signed him to a one-year contract on July 31, 2019. He signed a two-year deal with the Browns on August 30, 2019, which includes the option of a second-round pick in the 2020 draft.
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