Cleveland Browns mentioned as a destination for Kareem Hunt

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk discussed whether any team would claim recently released Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, and the Cleveland Browns are a team he says to watch

Recently, the Kansas City Chiefs released running back Kareem Hunt after video surfaced of him in an altercation with a woman in a Cleveland hotel. Now on waivers, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk asks if Hunt could end up with the Cleveland Browns.

It remains to be seen if any team will actually claim Hunt, but Florio said the Browns and Philadelphia Eagles were two teams to keep an eye on. His reasoning for Hunt landing in Cleveland does make some sense.

He ties the fact that Cleveland general manager John Dorsey did draft Hunt, and even looks at the possibility that Eric Bieniemy, Hunt’s offensive coordinator this season, could be a candidate to coach in Cleveland.

"“Potential candidates include, as mentioned last night, the Eagles. Also, the Browns currently are run by the guy who drafted Hunt in Kansas City. And what if Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy ends up coaching his own team (which could be Cleveland)?” — Florio via Pro Football Talk"

For Cleveland, this seems like a long shot. While it’s true Dorsey drafted Hunt in Kansas City, it’s not like they’re in need at the position. The Browns seem perfectly fine with Nick Chubb playing the position.

Their second-round pick out of Georgia is having a fantastic rookie season. After 11 games, he has 663 yards rushing while starting only four games according to Pro Football Reference. They also have Duke Johnson who excels as a change of pace back, and catching the ball out of the backfield.

Taking the depth at the position into account, a move here just doesn’t seem to make much sense for the Browns. Running back is such a position of strength that they even shipped off Carlos Hyde earlier this season to get Chubb and Johnson on the field more.

Since doing that, Chubb has exceeded expectations and has done nothing to warrant anyone coming in to challenge his job.