KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs quickly moved to release running back Kareem Hunt six years ago when video surfaced of him shoving and kicking a woman outside of his residence.
On Wednesday, the Chiefs welcomed Hunt back to the team, saying he had matured. «We just thought he needed a change of scenery and get some help and take care of business there and we felt like he did that,» Reid said. «He did a nice job in Cleveland, and we talked to the people there and there were no issues there, so we felt OK by bringing him back.… It looks like he's grown up. »I think people deserve a second chance if they've done something to work on the first part of it." The Chiefs, after losing starting running back Isiah Pacheco to a broken fibula, signed Hunt to the practice squad on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Reid said Hunt could play in Sunday night's game against the Atlanta Falcons. Patrick Mahomes said he has remained friends with Hunt, who attended Mahomes' wedding in Hawaii two years ago.
The quarterback was one of the most outspoken Chiefs players about Hunt's actions in the video, but he also said he was happy to see Hunt return. «Everybody has friends that make mistakes — obviously some are bigger than others — but, at the same time, you want to make the person better,» Mahomes said. «You want to see them taking the right steps to become a better person for themselves, their family and the rest of society.