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The league is considering three different
off-field incidents involving Hunt, the bombshell coming when
TMZ released a video showing Hunt pushing and kicking a woman in
Cleveland last February. The league reportedly is expected to
suspend Hunt for more than six games.
Hunt also was involved in an altercation at a restaurant last
June, an incident the NFL was aware of and questioned the
running back about. However, TMZ also reported that Hunt was
involved in a violent incident last January at a nightclub in
Kansas City, an altercation the NFL did not previously know
about, according to ESPN.
In that incident, TMZ reported that Hunt and others -- including
then-Chiefs running back George Atkinson -- beat a man to the
point of unconsciousness at a nightclub in Kansas City on Jan.
11.
The NFL placed Hunt, the 2017 rushing leader, on the
commissioner's exempt list while it investigates all three
incidents, meaning Hunt is unable to play for any team that
might sign him. The Chiefs released Hunt after the video
surfaced of him kicking then-19-year-old Abigail Ottinger from
Berea, Ohio.
Hunt went unclaimed on waivers and is officially a free agent.
Hunt, 23, is from the Cleveland suburb of Willoughby and spends
a significant part of his offseason in the area. He played
college football at Toledo and burst onto the scene as a
third-round draft pick in 2017.
Hunt rushed for 1,327 yards as a rookie. He had 824 yards
through 11 games this season.
--Field Level Media
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