Reports: Chiefs Bring Back RB Kareem Hunt After Losing Isiah Pacheco To Leg Injury

Kareem Hunt is officially on his way back to Kansas City.

According to multiple sources, the Chiefs reached a deal with their former running back on Tuesday afternoon to sign him to their practice squad.

Hunt visited the Chiefs and worked out with them Tuesday morning. It’s unclear how long he’ll be on the practice squad, but Hunt will likely find his way into the rotation soon.

The move came days after the Chiefs lost starting running back Isiah Pacheco to a fractured right fibula. Pacheco went down late in the Chiefs’ 26-25 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon and was placed on the injured list on Monday. Pacheco is expected to miss up to two months while he recovers.

Hunt began his career with the Chiefs, who selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He also had a breakout rookie season in his first campaign, rushing for 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns, the most in the league, and earning a Pro Bowl nod. However, the Chiefs released him in November 2018 after video surfaced that allegedly showed Hunt physically pushing and kicking a woman on the ground.

Hunt was subsequently placed on the commissioner’s exempt list and did not play the remainder of the 2018 season. The Cleveland Browns signed him the following year and Hunt returned to the field after serving an eight-game suspension.

Hunt spent the last five seasons in Cleveland, rushing for 411 yards and nine touchdowns with the franchise last season. Hunt has been a free agent until this fall after his last one-year deal with the Browns expired after the 2023 season.

The Chiefs will face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. Until Hunt is ready to play, the team will likely turn to Carson Steele in Pacheco’s absence. Steele, who is now ranked as the team’s top running back, had 24 rushing yards on seven carries in the win over the Bengals.