Browns Have No Plans to Bring Back Fan-Favorite Running Back
The Cleveland Browns have no plans to bring back running back Kareem Hunt next season.
Hunt joined the team in September after Nick Chubb suffered a season-ending knee injury. He had previously sat idle as a free agent. Hunt finished the season with 411 yards on 135 carries, averaging a very pedestrian 3.0 yards per carry.
But he made his most significant contributions in short-yardage situations. Hunt’s hard-nosed running style made him a fan favorite and the energy he brought was infectious.
Hunt has spent the last five seasons with the Browns but it appears his time is up in Cleveland, per Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com.
“[The Browns] have no plans to re-sign Kareem Hunt, who will become a free agent in March, but they said the same thing last year before Chubb went down,” Cabot said. “If they need another workhorse-type back during the season, they’ll find one. In the meantime, they’re not hard-pressed to add one.”
Nick Chubb is expected to return at some point for the Browns. Jerome Ford and Pierre Strong Jr. are the other two backs Cleveland has under contract. But as Cabot mentioned, the Browns could scour the free agent market for a cheap veteran to replace Hunt’s production.
Ex-Browns Coach Called Out Kareem Hunt for Effort
Getty ImagesBrowns running back Kareem Hunt was called out by his former position coach this offseason.
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski gave a nice endorsement of Hunt after the season wrapped up.
