On Friday, the senior Kareem Hunt, 47, is due in court for nonpayment of court costs, records show. The court appearance stems from a 2012 conviction for disorderly conduct and violating a protecting order, which prohibits an abuser from harassing a victim of domestic violence.
The elder Kareem Hunt was a football star at Collinwood High School in Cleveland and later played in adult leagues, according to family members, who said the sport bound father and son. Or Big Kareem and Little Kareem, as they are still known.
In April, Ava Hunt’s son, Rashan Hunt, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter.
In 2015 while he was at Toledo, Hunt was suspended for the first two games of his junior season for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
In the security video published by TMZ, Hunt can be seen approaching the woman and engaging in an argument before shoving her back with his right hand. Another man tries to restrain Hunt, while the woman approaches him and swats at Hunt’s face, making contact.
While Kareem Hunt grew up in Willoughby, a suburb of Cleveland, and ascended from a three-star prospect at South High School, to an NFL prospect at the University of Toledo and to a third-round draft pick by the Chiefs in 2017, several members of his family faced criminal charges.
Kareem Hunt’s older brother, Clarence Riggins, was sentenced to more than two years in prison after a 2014 conviction for criminal trespass, according to court records. Hunt’s mother was arrested in 2014 on charges of cocaine possession and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, court records show. Hunt’s stepfather, Deltrin Kimbro, was sentenced in 2004 to eight years in prison for drug trafficking and related offenses, according to court records.
Kareem Hunt was born August 6, 1995 and is a running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo and was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Hunt made his NFL debut on September 7 against the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football. On his first career NFL carry, Hunt fumbled, with the ball being recovered by the Patriots, despite never losing a fumble during his college career. Hunt then caught a three-yard touchdown from quarterback Alex Smith late in the first half followed by a 78-yard receiving touchdown and a four-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs defeated the Patriots by a score of 42–27, and Hunt finished the game with 246 total yards from scrimmage (148 rushing, 98 receiving), the most ever in an NFL debut. That game would prove to be just the start as he ran for a league-leading 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie. Hunt was also named to the Pro Bowl in his first season.
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In an interview with ESPN, Hunt admitted to lying to the Chiefs about the incident. But said he had not been questioned about it by the league.
No charges were filed in any of the cases. The Kansas City Chiefs released Hunt on Friday after TMZ posted the video. Hunt asked for forgiveness Sunday in an ESPN interview and admitted to lying to the Chiefs about the incident.
5:50 PM PT -- The Chiefs have cut Kareem Hunt, and say he lied to the team when they spoke directly to him about the incident.
Still, cops did not arrest Hunt and no charges were filed because officers say they were unable to determine if a crime had been committed.
Kareem's friends told cops the woman had gone crazy when asked to leave and called Kareem the n-word ... and then struck one of Kareem's female friends once things turned physical. Unclear why the NFL has not taken any action against Hunt. We reached out to the league to find out if they pursued the video.
Hunt turns a corner and confronts the woman, shoving her hard. The woman strikes him back in the face ... and that's when Hunt goes berserk. As friends try to hold him back, the 2017 Pro Bowler -- who led the league in rushing yards -- explodes and knocks one of his friends into the woman ... who both go flying into a wall.
We're told the NFL also contacted Cleveland PD attempting to get the video, but was also denied. The source says the league's investigation included reaching out to the alleged victim, who did not respond.
According to police reports, obtained by TMZ Sports, surveillance video from the hotel was obtained by law enforcement . We're told that video is part of the evidence that was submitted to prosecutors. Play video content.
He reports Hunt will likely be placed on the commissioner's exempt list -- which means he will probably not play this Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Raiders in Oakland. TMZ Sports has obtained video of Kansas City Chiefs star running back Kareem Hunt shoving, bull-rushing and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel back in February.