According to Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns aren’t interested in trading away RB Kareem Hunt.
Cleveland has the rare luxury of having two Pro Bowl-caliber running backs in Hunt and RB Nick Chubb, and there’s been speculation Cleveland could flip Hunt to a needy team like the Rams.
However, Cabot says the Rams have not reached out to the Browns about Hunt, to her knowledge.
Even if they did, she says Cleveland views Hunt as a key piece to their offense and the high expectations the Browns have for the 2021 season.
Hunt, 25, is a former third-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2017. He was in the second year of his four-year, $3.263-million contract and set to make base salaries of $555,000 and $645,000 over the next two years of the agreement when the Chiefs waived him in December following video of him kicking a woman.
The Browns elected to sign Hunt to a one-year contract worth over $1 million, not factoring in a suspension. Hunt forfeited $303,529 of his $645,000 base salary with his eight-game suspension, with a chance to earn $200,000 in per-game roster bonuses upon return.
Hunt re-signed with Cleveland as a restricted free agent heading into 2020. He was set to make $3.27 million under the second-round tender before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2021 when he signed a two-year, $13.5 million extension before the start of the season.
In 2020, Hunt appeared in all 16 games for the Browns and rushed for 841 yards on 198 carries (4.2 YPC) and six touchdowns to go along with 38 receptions for 304 yards receiving and five more touchdowns.
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