Kareem Hunt is a seven-year veteran in the National Football League (NFL) playing as a running back for the Cleveland Browns at present. He was born in Lorain, Ohio on August 6, 1995. He excelled at the game of gridiron football from his early days as can be demonstrated by his exceptional stats from his high school football career. He lit up the opposition especially in his junior and senior years of high school by rushing for over 2,500 yards in both years and had 39 and 44 rushing touchdowns respectively.
Hunt then decided to join the University of Toledo in 2013 where he would remain for the next four years to complete his college education. Playing on the Toledo Rockets football team, the 2017 Pro Bowler had great production nearly rushing for 1,000 yards every season. Overall in Toledo, Hunt rushed for 4,945 yards and had 44 rushing touchdowns in his four-year stay.
The one thing Hunt prided himself on was his ability to hold on to the ball while running. He was so good with his ball-handling skills that in college from 782 total carries he had fumbled the ball only once. Yet, despite that excellent skill, he was welcomed into the NFL by a tackle that forced the ball out of his grasp in his very first professional carry. The good news is that Hunt has managed to put that moment in the past and now in seven seasons he still has a ridiculously low 5 fumbles to his name from over 1,000 carries.
Kareem Hunt Salary
As per his current contract, Hunt is earning a base salary of $800,000 and a signing bonus of $225,000. Hunt is currently on a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns before the start of the 2023 NFL season.
Being a seventh-year veteran in the NFL, Hunt should have been into his first or second big contract by now. However, things have been difficult for him both on and off the turf. As a result, he currently finds himself taking home much less money than what he could have earned.
Kareem Hunt Contract
Hunt’s current contract with the Browns is a one-year deal worth $1,350,000. He has a signing bonus of $225,000 and $725,000 is guaranteed money. In the 2023 NFL season, Hunt will earn a base salary of $800,000 and a signing bonus of $225,000. The contract has a cap hit of $1,250,000 and a dead cap value of $725,000.
Being a third-round draft pick, the former Chiefs running back signed his entry-level contract with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017 which was a four-year deal worth $3,285,722 in which he had a $775,952 signing bonus and was guaranteed $775,952. However, Hunt was let go by the Chiefs before the contract came to an end.
Hunt then signed a one-year contract with the Browns in 2019 that paid him $1.1 million. In 2020, he again signed another one-year contract, but this one was worth $3,259,000. His next contract in 2020 was for 2 years worth $12 million of which $5,509,000 was guaranteed. This was his last contract before the current deal which took place in 2023.
Kareem Hunt Physical Attack Incident
While in his second season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2018, Hunt was let go by the franchise after week 11, on November 30, 2018, as a videotape showing him physically assaulting a woman came to light.
As per reports, Hunt got into an altercation with a woman at a hotel. The woman is said to have hurled racial remarks at Hunt following which he was seen physically assaulting her, shoving and kicking her when on the floor. Although Hunt was not arrested, he was let go by the Chiefs and the scandal resulted in a negative backlash towards him.
FAQs
Kareem Hunt had nine rushing touchdowns in the 2023 NFL season.
Kareem Hunt has made the Pro Bowl only once in 2017 which was his rookie year.
Kareem Hunt’s parents are Kareem Hunt Sr. and Stephanie Hunt.
Kareem Hunt was let go by the Chiefs midway through the 2018 NFL season. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl in 2020 at which point of time Hunt was with the Browns.
Kareem Hunt went to the University of Toledo in Ohio and played on the Toledo Rockets football team.
