Chiefs release Kareem Hunt after video shows he assaulted woman

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Kareem Hunt has been released by the Chiefs after video footage published Friday showed him shoving and kicking a woman in a hallway.

“Earlier this year, we were made aware of an incident involving running back Kareem Hunt,” read a statement issued by the Chiefs. “At that time, the National Football League and law enforcement initiated investigations into the issue. As part of our internal discussions with Kareem, several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in those discussions. The video released today confirms that fact. We are releasing Kareem immediately.”

The video of Hunt, obtained and published by TMZ Sports, is related to a February 2018 altercation on an early Saturday morning at The Metropolitan at the 9, Hunt’s hotel apartment in downtown Cleveland. Police were called and a report was previously made, but video footage was not available until it was published by TMZ. Minutes before the Chiefs took action, the NFL said Hunt, who led the league in rushing as a rookie last season, had been placed on the NFL’s Commissioner Exempt List and that it “will include a review of the new information made public today” in the investigation it first opened in February. Hunt cannot practice or play in games for any NFL team while on the exempt list.

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