Reports: Veteran RB Kareem Hunt headed back to Chiefs

With an urgent need to fill the slot of injured rusher Isiah Pacheco, the Kansas City Chiefs are returning to a familiar face, signing running back Kareem Hunt to the practice squad Tuesday, according to multiple reports.Pacheco, 25, is expected to be out 6-8 weeks with a fractured fibula. He was injured Sunday on a 1-yard run on the drive that ended with Harrison Butker’s game-winning field goal in Kansas City’s 26-25 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.Hunt, 29, was a third-round pick by the Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft and spent most of the first two years of his professional career in Kansas City, including a Pro Bowl rookie season where he posted 1,327 rushing yards to lead the league.Kansas City released Hunt in November 2018 after a video surfaced of him shoving and kicking a woman in a hotel. After authorities did not move forward with criminal charges, Hunt rebooted his career with the Cleveland Browns in 2019.Last season, he appeared in 15 games with two starts for the Browns. He was re-signed after starter Nick Chubb went down with a season-ending knee injury in Week 2. He rushed 135 times for 411 yards with nine touchdowns and also caught 15 passes for 84 yards.

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