Kareem Hunt Fantasy

The Cleveland Browns placed a second-round tender on restricted free-agent running back Kareem Hunt on Monday. The tender means that a team would have to give the Browns a second-round pick if they sign Hunt and Cleveland chooses not to match the offer. Hunt is able to negotiate contracts with other teams but the Browns retain first right of refusal, meaning Hunt will remain a Cleveland Brown if the team wants to keep him. Hunt played in eight games for Cleveland last season, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while adding 37 receptions for 285 yards and another score.

Mar. 16th • 11:11 AM

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt won't be charged with possession of marijuana stemming from a Jan. 21 traffic stop. Cleveland is expected to tender Hunt as a restricted free agent despite him admitting during the traffic stop that he'd likely test positive for marijuana. He was suspended the first eight games of 2019 because of a domestic-violence incident. There is still a chance that the NFL could suspend Hunt because of the possession of marijuana, but it's unlikely. If he returns as the pass-catching back behind Nick Chubb in Cleveland, Hunt will have obvious RB3/flex appeal in PPR leagues.

Mar. 2nd • 9:45 PM

Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said that the team will place a tender on impending restricted free-agent running back Kareem Hunt. Despite a traffic stop in the offseason in which Hunt admitted he'd fail a drug test, the Browns would like him to return as a complement to Nick Chubb in their backfield, mainly as a pass-catching option. Suspended for the first half of 2019, Hunt ran the ball 43 times for 179 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 37 catches for 285 yards and a score through the air. He'd have more fantasy upside on another team as the primary back, but he'll continue to have RB3/flex appeal in point-per-reception leagues if the Browns bring him back.

Feb. 25th • 1:09 PM