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The Cleveland Browns are returning from their bye week this week and they had a new addition to the team on the practice field on Monday: suspended running back Kareem Hunt.
Hunt, who will become eligible to play in an NFL game during Week 10, is currently serving an 8-game suspension for a domestic violence incident.
The 2017 NFL rushing champion is also recovering from an August sports hernia surgery, but is expected to be fully healthy when he becomes eligible to play against the Bills on November 10.
#Browns have been informed by the NFL that RB Kareem Hunt is permitted to practice & was on the field this morning. Baker welcomed him back with a big hug. Hunt pic.twitter.com/gwVQObDTnC
— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) October 21, 2019
On Monday, Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens was asked how Hunt looked on the practice field.
Kareem Hunt on the practice field today. #Browns pic.twitter.com/Y95NKbIWoT
— P.J. ZIEGLER (@PJFOX8) October 21, 2019
NFL has allowed RB Kareem Hunt to rejoin Browns for practice. Still suspended for two more games. pic.twitter.com/tWQhjStRdb
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) October 21, 2019
“Very pleased and I thought he looked good. Looks like he was in great shape, moved around good,” Kitchens told the media.
Freddie on Kareem Hunt’s return: “It’s good to have him back in the locker room.” #Browns #3Browns @wkyc pic.twitter.com/K2H0Y0mwSf
— Tyler Carey (@TC_CLE) October 21, 2019
Hunt joins a Browns team that already has running back Nick Chubb sitting at fourth in the league in rushing (based on yards per game – 101.7) and averaging 5.3 yards per carry, so it remains to be seen how, and how much, he will be used in the team’s offense.
Reactions to the news of Hunt’s return has understandably been mixed, but there certainly has been no shortage of hot takes from myopic Cleveland Browns fans.
https://twitter.com/jetpack/status/1186315327157616640Let’s go brown fans. Even though Kareem Hunt has been a di*k he’s still apart of this team
— Austin_baker14 (@AustinTemaat) October 21, 2019
KAREEM HUNT, NICK CHUBB, AND JARVIS LANDRY WILL ALL BE ON THE FIELD AT ONCE AGAINST PATS?! W.
— Anthony (@GrizzFromCLE) October 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/FatAdamSchefter/status/1186321205734850560
https://twitter.com/jetpack/status/1186329359516221444Kareem Hunt being able to practice with the browns officially made my day
— Carmen Quattro (@CarmenQuattro) October 21, 2019
And Kareem hunt comes back we are going to be a totally different team
— Zayn Cbar (@cbarthemyth) October 21, 2019
Browns bout to takeoff now. Kareem Hunt and Nick Chubb 🤭🤭🤭 https://t.co/m5txLWJNMu
— Trevor Wathke (@TheRealWathke) October 21, 2019
season changer
— Matt (@Matt____2) October 21, 2019
Kareem hunt and nick Chubb 😱😱
— Vic (@cybertnk) October 21, 2019
About time!!! We need a spark!!
— Tim Wardle (@stpman61) October 21, 2019
Some Browns fans will never learn.