KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL announced Friday they have suspended Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt for the first eight games of the 2019 season.
The suspension is a result of violating the league’s personal conduct policy, according to a statement from the Browns.
Hunt will not be paid during his suspension.
The Browns released the following statement from Hunt:
The Browns signed Hunt in February.
At the time Browns’ general manager John Dorsey issued the following statement:
Dorsey worked as the Chiefs general manager from 2013 to 2016.
Dorsey went on to say:
The Chiefs cut Hunt in late November saying he was not honest with the organization after video was released of him striking a woman in February.
Hunt issued the following statement in February after the Browns announced the news that they had signed him:
“First off, I would like to once again apologize for my actions last year. What I did was wrong and inexcusable. That is not the man I was raised to be, and I’ve learned a great deal from that experience and certainly should have been more truthful about it after the fact. I’m extremely grateful that John Dorsey, Dee and Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns organization are granting me the opportunity to earn their trust and represent their organization in the best way possible on and off the field. I am committed to following the necessary steps to learn and to be a better and healthier person from this situation. I also understand the expectations that the Browns have clearly laid out and that I have to earn my way back to the NFL. I’m a work in progress as a person, but I’m committed to taking advantage of the support systems that I have in place to become the best and healthier version of myself.”