


The Browns are bringing back the other half of the dynamic backfield that led the team in past seasons.
Two days after Cleveland lost Nick Chubb for the season, it signed Kareem Hunt to a one-year deal.
Hunt, 28, signed a one-year deal worth up to $4 million after meeting with the team Tuesday, NFL.com reported.
Hunt spent the past four seasons with the Browns, accumulating 1,874 rushing yards, 973 receiving receiving yards and 23 total touchdowns.
Hunt is expected to practice later in the day, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Hunt led the league in rushing as a rookie in 2017 for Kansas City.
His career took a turn the following year after video surfaced of him pushing a woman in the hallway of a hotel in downtown Cleveland.
He was suspended for the first eight games in 2019.
Hunt had a turbulent 2022 season with the Browns.
Unable to get a new contract, he drew the ire of coaches by sitting out drills in training camp.
Hunt wound up playing in all 17 games but wasn’t as effective while running for 468 yards and adding 210 receiving.
Hunt will now share a backfield with Jerome Ford, who filled in for Chubb after the star running back’s devastating leg injury in the Browns’ Monday night loss to the Steelers.
– With AP.