The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are signing working again Kareem Hunt to their observe squad, a supply has confirmed to Arrowhead Pleasure. Hunt visited and labored out for Chiefs personnel on Tuesday.
It has been some time for the 29-year-old, who had a falling out with Kansas Metropolis throughout the 2018 season. Earlier than an off-the-field incident led to the membership releasing him, Hunt was having fairly the 12 months. In 11 appearances, he had 181 carries for 824 yards and 7 touchdowns, in addition to 26 catches for 378 yards and one other seven touchdowns by means of the air.
Throughout Hunt’s subsequent 5 seasons for the Cleveland Browns, he averaged 145 touches for 668 scrimmage yards and 6 touchdowns a season.
The necessity for Hunt got here after beginning working again Isiah Pacheco fractured his fibula within the staff’s 26-25 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The present expectation is for Pacheco to be positioned on injured reserve and miss someplace within the vary of six to eight weeks.
Pertaining to the exercise, the Chiefs had been pleased with how Hunt appears bodily however really feel he might use a while to get into recreation form.
Within the meantime, undrafted rookie Carson Steele and late-offseason veteran signee Samaje Perine are anticipated to deal with the majority of the work. Kansas Metropolis can also be prone to name up Keontay Ingram or Emani Bailey from the observe quad.
The Chiefs journey to Atlanta this weekend to play the Falcons on “Sunday Night time Soccer.”
