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CLOSE SportsPulse: NFL Insider Mike Jones ponders why it took a TMZ video for the Chiefs to make the right call and where the league and Kareem Hunt go from here. USA TODAY 
  
 Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (27) runs the ball during the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 26-14. (Photo: Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports) 
  
 Video published Friday shows Kansas City Chiefs star running back Kareem Hunt getting into a physical altercation with a woman in which he shoves her, charges at her and kicks her in the hallway of a Cleveland apartment building. 
  
 Hunt was released by the Chiefs later on Friday, with team saying the player "was not truthful" in discussions about the incident. 
  
 The incident took place Feb. 10, according to police reports obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The video, published by TMZ, appears to be security footage from inside the apartment building. Hunt was not charged. 
  
 Hunt can be seen approaching the woman and engaging in a verbal argument before shoving her back with his right hand. Another man tries to restrain Hunt, while the woman approaches him and swats at Hunt’s face, making contact. 
  
 The video then shows multiple people restraining Hunt as he tries to free himself and charge toward her. Then, after the situation appeared to be defused, another man restrains the woman before Hunt barrels through the hallway, knocking into the man and the woman, sending them tumbling to the ground. 
  
 After being knocked to the ground, the woman appears to be disoriented and tries to collect herself. While she is kneeling near the ground, Hunt walks over and kicks her with his right foot. 
  
 Police responded to the luxury apartment and hotel building after a woman told 911 operators she was assaulted. Once on the scene, police interviewed two of the alleged victims, one stating that she had been assaulted “by a player” after the two were asked to leave the apartment belonging to Hunt,” according to the police reports obtained. 
  
 “Kareem, is his name,” one of the alleged victims told police in bodycam footage obtained by TMZ. “I just met him today. He shoved me. He pushed me. ... Kareem, the person who assaulted me, had my phone. I had no way of calling (police).” 
  
 Rayshawn Watkins, Hunt’s friend, friend told police that the accuser began calling both him and Hunt the “N-word” after the two were asked to leave the room once they found out both women were 19 years old. The two then pounded on the door of the apartment “about 20 times,” Watkins told police. 
  
 Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Ryan Miday told USA TODAY Sports that the office – which typically only handles felony cases – is not currently pursuing charges against Hunt. A search of the Cleveland Municipal Court online database does not show any pending case involving Hunt. 
  
 "I want to apologize for my actions," Hunt said in a statement to ESPN and NFL Network. "I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this." 
  
 The NFL on Friday placed Hunt on the commissioner's exempt list, preventing him from practicing as well as playing in and attending games. 
  
 Hunt has not missed any games and had been an integral part of Kansas City’s success, rushing the ball 181 times for 824 yards and seven touchdowns, while adding 26 catches for 378 yards and seven more receiving scores. 
  
 CLOSE Listen to the 911 call reporting the violent altercation between Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt and a woman at a Cleveland hotel in February. USA TODAY 
  
 During training camp in August, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt addressed the incident 
  
 “The team’s made up of a bunch of young men,” Hunt said Aug. 4, according to the Kansas City Star. “They’re not always going to make the best decisions, but we have a strong support system, both with the coaching staff and also with our player development department that works with young guys and talks to them about the situations that they want to be in. 
  
 “Kareem is a young man, second year in the league, obviously had a very big year on the field last year. I’m sure he learned some lessons this offseason and hopefully won’t be in those kind of situations in the future.” 
  
 Clark Hunt later added that he didn’t expect the running back to be suspended. 
  
 According to the Star, Kareem Hunt said at the time of the incident: “I’ve learned from it and I’m focused on football.” 
  
 When questioned further, he offered little more. 
  
 “Just be in the right place at the right time,” Hunt said. “I’m going to keep thinking about football and go out there and do my job.” 
  
 Cleveland police spokesperson Jennifer Ciaccia told USA TODAY Sports in email that the "city did not release surveillance video" TMZ posted. Ciaccia did not immediately respond when asked if police viewed the footage before Friday. 
  
 Domestic violence came to the forefront in the NFL in 2014 when video obtained by TMZ showed former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancée in an elevator in an Atlantic City hotel in February. 
  
 The NFL suspended Rice for two games in June 2014. However the league was criticized for the light penalty after the video became public in September. Commissioner Roger Goodell then announced that Rice would be suspended indefinitely. 
  
 Rice later appealed, and then won, vacating the lengthier suspension. He was cut by the Ravens and never played in the NFL again. ||||| Kareem Hunt Cut by the Chiefs for Brutalizing Woman on Video ... Team Says He Lied 
  
 KC Chiefs Release Kareem Hunt Over Video of Him Brutalizing Woman 
  
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 6:27 PM PT -- Hunt just made a statement to ESPN about our video, saying, "I want to apologize for my actions. I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this." 
  
 5:50 PM PT -- The Chiefs have cut Kareem Hunt, and say he lied to the team when they spoke directly to him about the incident. 
  
 The team says when the NFL and Cleveland PD launched their investigations the team called in Hunt and "several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in those discussions. The video released today confirms that fact." 
  
 A source connected to the NFL investigation tells TMZ ... the league made multiple attempts to obtain the video, but was turned away. We're told the league contacted the hotel, and was told it is corporate policy to only turn surveillance video over to law enforcement. 
  
 We contacted the Metropolitan at The 9 and COO Tony Quintal says, "We realize that this is an ongoing investigation and cannot share any additional information at this time." 
  
 We're told the NFL also contacted Cleveland PD attempting to get the video, but was also denied. The source says the league's investigation included reaching out to the alleged victim, who did not respond. 
  
 5:26 PM PT -- The NFL just announced Hunt's been placed on the commissioner exempt list and will NOT practice, play or attend games. The NFL added, "The NFL's investigation, which began immediately following the incident in February, will include a review of the new information that was made public today." 
  
 1:33 PM PT -- Hunt has reportedly been sent home from the Chiefs' practice facility, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. 
  
 He reports Hunt will likely be placed on the commissioner's exempt list -- which means he will probably not play this Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Raiders in Oakland. 
  
 TMZ Sports has obtained video of Kansas City Chiefs star running back Kareem Hunt shoving, bull-rushing and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel back in February. 
  
 Kareem has not missed a single game this season despite the incident happening MONTHS before the 2018 NFL season kicked off ... and team CEO Clark Hunt publicly stated in August he doubted Hunt would be suspended. 
  
 In the video, Hunt is seen arguing with a 19-year-old woman outside of his room at The Metropolitan at the 9 at 3:22 AM on February 10, 2018. 
  
 Hunt turns a corner and confronts the woman, shoving her hard. The woman strikes him back in the face ... and that's when Hunt goes berserk. 
  
 As friends try to hold him back, the 2017 Pro Bowler -- who led the league in rushing yards -- explodes and knocks one of his friends into the woman ... who both go flying into a wall. 
  
 Both Kareem's male friend and the woman appear dazed -- but Kareem makes his way over to the female and kicks her while she's crouching on the ground ... knocking her over. 
  
 Police were called to the scene but no arrests were made. According to police reports, obtained by TMZ Sports, surveillance video from the hotel was obtained by law enforcement. We're told that video is part of the evidence that was submitted to prosecutors. 
  
 Still, cops did not arrest Hunt and no charges were filed because officers say they were unable to determine if a crime had been committed. 
  
 At the time of the incident, the woman told police the whole thing started because Kareem kicked her out of his room after she refused to hook up with one of the men in Kareem's entourage. 
  
 Kareem's friends told cops the woman had gone crazy when asked to leave and called Kareem the n-word ... and then struck one of Kareem's female friends once things turned physical. 
  
 Unclear why the NFL has not taken any action against Hunt. We reached out to the league to find out if they pursued the video. We also reached out to cops to find out if the NFL contacted them about the footage as well. 
  
 The whole incident is reminiscent of the Ray Rice scandal when the NFL star knocked out his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator in Feb. 2014. 
  
 The NFL suspended him indefinitely -- but only after TMZ Sports published the brutal knockout video from inside the elevator ... video the NFL claimed they had not seen until our story. 
  
 After the incident, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged failures in the NFL's investigative process and said they would overhaul their protocol. 
  
 Since then, the NFL claims it has tried to be tougher on players accused of attacking women -- most famously, the league suspended Ezekiel Elliott for 6 games in 2017 stemming from allegations he got physical with an ex-girlfriend in 2016. 
  
 We reached out to the NFL for comment -- so far, no word back. 
  
 Originally Published -- 11:33 AM PST ||||| Running back Kareem Hunt was released by the Chiefs hours after video footage published Friday showed him shoving and kicking a woman in a hallway. 
  
 “Earlier this year, we were made aware of an incident involving running back Kareem Hunt,” read a statement issued by the Chiefs on Friday night. “At that time, the National Football League and law enforcement initiated investigations into the issue. As part of our internal discussions with Kareem, several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in those discussions. The video released today confirms that fact. We are releasing Kareem immediately.” 
  
 The video of Hunt, obtained and published by TMZ Sports, is related to a February 2018 altercation on an early Saturday morning at The Metropolitan at the 9, Hunt’s hotel apartment in downtown Cleveland. Police were called and a written report was previously made, but video footage was not available until it was published by TMZ. 
  
 “I want to apologize for my actions,” Hunt said in a statement to ESPN. “I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this.” 
  
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 In response to an email from The Star inquiring about the NFL’s knowledge of the video, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said, “Neither the NFL nor the Chiefs viewed the video before it became public today.” 
  
 According to a source with knowledge of the NFL’s investigation, the hotel told NFL representatives that it could only give video to law enforcement under corporate policy; the NFL contacted the Cleveland Police Department, which did not provide the NFL any video; and the NFL contacted the alleged victims, who did not respond to multiple messages. 
  
 Minutes before the Chiefs took action, the NFL said Hunt, who led the league in rushing as a rookie last season, had been placed on the NFL’s Commissioner Exempt List and that it “will include a review of the new information made public today” in the investigation it first opened in February. Hunt cannot practice or play in games for any NFL team while on the exempt list. 
  
 In the video, Hunt is seen coming out of a room and talking to a woman off camera. When she approached Hunt, he shoved her, and she hit him in the face. When another man came out of the hotel room and tried to intervene, Hunt continued to lunge toward the woman. As more people came into the hallway, Hunt had to be restrained several times as he made advances toward the woman and other people. At one point, Hunt appeared to knock two people over with a shove, including the woman he initially shoved. At the end of the video, Hunt kicked the woman as she was crouched on the ground. 
  
 The Chiefs and NFL did not take any action against Hunt after the altercation was reported to police in February. Hunt fully participated in Friday’s practice and was in the locker room afterward. He was spotted leaving the Chiefs’ facility at 2 p.m in his vehicle. The video was posted by TMZ at 1:33 p.m. The NFL statement was issued around 7:30 p.m. and the Chiefs released him shortly before 8 p.m. 
  
 No charges have been filed stemming from the altercation, which occurred on Feb. 10, but two police reports were created. In one report, 19-year-old Abigail Ottinger is listed as a suspect, and in another Hunt is listed as a suspect. 
  
 Ottinger told police that Hunt “shoved and pushed her.” There was no mention of a kick in either police report or in police interviews with involved parties. 
  
 SHARE COPY LINK Bodycam video released by the Cleveland Police Department shows a woman allegedly assaulted by Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt detailing her account of what happened at the Metropolitan at the 9 hotel in downtown Cleveland. 
  
 According to one of the police reports, Ottinger and a friend told police they were Kent State students and were traveling to Cleveland bars with Hunt and his friends on a party bus. According to the police reports, Ottinger and her friend went back to Hunt’s hotel apartment, and Hunt’s friend told police that he kicked the girls out of the apartment when he learned they were 19. Ottinger told police they were kicked out because she “didn’t want” one of the men in the group. The man was not specifically identified. According to Hunt’s friend in one of the reports, Ottinger called Hunt and his friends racial slurs when they were told to leave. Once outside of the room, the report says, Ottinger and her friend banged on the hotel door “about 20 times. Ottinger eventually sat down on the ground outside the room, according to the report, and that’s when Hunt and another friend came outside to tell them to “go home” and Hunt “shoved and pushed” her. 
  
 The description of the violence in the police reports is brief, but in one, the police report that “the pushing and shoving caused abrasions on her left knee, right hand and a scratch on (Ottinger’s) chest.” Also in the same report, Ottinger’s friend said “‘all the boys’ began ‘chasing’ (Ottinger) around and trying to ‘hit’ her.” According to the report, the friend tried to record the this when one of Hunt’s friends took the phone out of her hand. She said that when she went after him, someone grabbed her and she fell to the floor. 
  
 TMZ also published a 15-second body cam video Friday of a shirtless Hunt talking to police. 
  
 Hunt was also involved in another altercation in June when he allegedly punched a man in the face at an Ohio resort. Hunt was not arrested following that incident either. 
  
 SHARE COPY LINK Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt speaks briefly on Aug. 4, 2018 during training camp in St. Joseph about his offseason incidents and what he's learned. 
  
 Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt addressed Hunt’s offseason altercations during training camp. 
  
 “The team is made up of a bunch of young men,” Clark Hunt said at the Chiefs’ training camp before the season. “They’re not always going to make the best decisions, but we have a strong support system both with the coaching staff and with our player development department that works with young guys and talks to them about the situations that they want to be in. Kareem is a young man, second year in the league, obviously had a very big year on the field last year. I’m sure he learned some lessons this offseason and hopefully won’t be in those kinds of situations in the future.” 
  
 Asked at training camp about his offseason, Kareem Hunt didn’t elaborate much. 
  
 “Just be in the right place at the right time,” he said then. “I’m going to keep thinking about football and go out there and do my job.” 
  
 As a rookie last season, Hunt led the league in rushing with 1,327 yards. This year, Hunt has 824 yards and seven touchdowns. 
  
 The Star’s Lynn Worthy contributed to this report 
  
 Brooke Pryor Brooke Pryor covers the Kansas City Chiefs and NFL for The Star. ||||| FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2017, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt warms up for the team's NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston. A person with knowledge of the move... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2017, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt warms up for the team's NFL football game against the Houston Texans in Houston. A person with knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press that Hunt appears headed to the NFL's Commissioner Exempt List, sidelining... (Associated Press) 
  
 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs released running back Kareem Hunt on Friday night after video surfaced that showed the NFL's reigning rushing champion knocking over and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel hallway in February. 
  
 The team issued a statement shortly after the NFL had placed Hunt on its Commissioner Exemption List that said the running back lied when asked about the incident by team officials. The team said "the video today confirms that fact. We are releasing Kareem immediately." 
  
 Hunt was at the Chiefs' facility earlier Friday in preparation for Sunday's trip to Oakland, but he was excused and sent home shortly after TMZ posted the video online. It shows Hunt being restrained several times by friends before pushing a woman to the ground, where he proceeds to kick her. 
  
 Police were called to the scene during the Feb. 10 incident, no charges were filed. The police did not respond to several requests for comment Friday night. 
  
 "Earlier this year, we were made aware of an incident involving running back Kareem Hunt. At that time, the National Football League and law enforcement initiated investigations into the issue," the Chiefs said. "As part of our internal discussions with Kareem, several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in those discussions." 
  
 The Chiefs and the NFL have been aware of Hunt's incident since it occurred, but much like the case involving former Ravens running back Ray Rice, the shocking video brought a new dimension to the case. It showed Hunt lunging toward a woman and several others in the hotel hallway, and the second-year pro being restrained several times before knocking two people down. 
  
 While no charges were filed from the altercation, two police reports were created. Hunt is listed as the suspect in one of them and a woman, Abigail Ottinger, is the suspect in the other one. 
  
 Hunt also was involved in a June incident, according to TMZ, in which he allegedly punched a man at an Ohio resort. The man Hunt struck declined to press charges. 
  
 "I want to apologize for my actions. I deeply regret what I did," Hunt said in a statement issued to several outlets shortly after he was released. "I hope to move on from this." 
  
 When asked about the incidents in training camp, Hunt said "I've learned from it." When asked to elaborate on what he learned, he replied: "Just be in the right place at the right time." 
  
 Hunt led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns in helping Kansas City make the playoffs. He had run for 824 yards this season, with seven touchdowns passing and seven more receiving, in helping the Chiefs to a 9-2 start and a stranglehold on the AFC West. 
  
 Spencer Ware is expected to take over as the lead running back. 
  
 Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt was asked several times about Hunt's incidents in the offseason, and he acknowledged that "young men are not always going to make the best decisions." 
  
 "We have a strong support system, both with the coaching staff and also our player development that works with young guys and talks to them about the situations that they want to be in," Clark Hunt said during training camp. "Obviously he had a very big year on the field last year. I'm sure he learned some lessons this offseason and hopefully won't be in those kind of situations in the future." 
  
 He won't be as a member of the Chiefs. 
  
 Domestic violence has been a major issue in the NFL in recent years, one that struck home in Kansas City in 2012 when Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend before killing himself at the team's practice facility. Belcher was later found to have suffered from CTE. 
  
 The most memorable incident came in 2014, when a video showed Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator in an Atlantic City hotel. Rice was originally suspended two games by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who later was heavily criticized for such a light penalty after the video was released. 
  
 Rice soon after was suspended indefinitely by the league. He won an appeal but was released by the Ravens, and the three-time Pro Bowl running back never returned to the NFL. 
  
 Last year, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was suspended for six games by Goodell after the league concluded following a yearlong investigation that he had several physical confrontations in the summer of 2016 with his girlfriend at the time. 
  
 The league has implemented a stronger domestic violence policy, but incidents have continued to make news. Just last weekend, the 49ers cut linebacker Reuben Foster when he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence — he has since signed with Washington but remains on the NFL's exempt list. 
  
 Hunt had exhibited a pattern of questionable behavior dating to his college days at Toledo, where he shattered school records but also was suspended his junior season for violating team rules. 
  
 The Chiefs chose him in the third round of last year's NFL draft, and he was poised to spend the season as the backup before Ware went down with a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. Hunt was thrust into the starting role and fumbled on his very first carry in a game in New England, but bounced back to have one of the best seasons in franchise history. 
  
 He had six games of at least 100 yards rushing and helped Kansas City win consecutive division titles for the first time, a season that ultimately landed Hunt in the Pro Bowl. 
  
 Hunt was off to another good start this season, his rushing yardage putting him fourth in the NFL and his touchdown total trailing only the Rams' Todd Gurley II and the Saints' Alvin Kamara. 
  
 He was also well-liked in the locker room, despite the off-the-field distractions from this past offseason. Hunt had joined quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and several other Chiefs players in attending Sporting Kansas City's playoff game on Thursday night. 
  
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– The Kansas City Chiefs learned of an incident earlier this year involving running back Kareem Hunt and a woman—but when the management team confronted him about it, "Kareem was not truthful," the team said Friday. Those lies became all too clear with TMZ Sports' Friday release of surveillance video that captures the incident and shows Hunt shoving and kicking a woman in a hallway in his Cleveland hotel apartment, The Metropolitan at the 9. In light of the video's release, the team announced it was "releasing Kareem immediately." The Kansas City Star reports police did respond to the Feb. 10 incident and two police reports resulted. No charges were filed, and the paper describes the footage as being "not available" until TMZ obtained it. Both the team and the NFL said they hadn't seen it. More: The Star reports one police report named the 19-year-old woman as the suspect; the other named Hunt. Citing a police report, USA Today reports the female said she and a female friend had met Hunt that day, partied with him and his friends, and returned to his apartment. She said she got thrown out because she "didn't want" one of the men; a friend of Hunt's says the two women were booted when their ages surfaced. The woman allegedly used racial slurs, knocked repeatedly on the door, and sat outside the apartment. Hunt and a friend then tell her and her friend to leave. The video shows the two talking before Hunt shoves her. She hits him in the face and he tries to charge toward her as others restrain him; he kicks her toward the end of the video as she's squatting on the ground. Hunt said in a statement, "I want to apologize for my actions. I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this." As far as moving on goes, the Washington Post notes that prior to the Chiefs releasing Hunt the NFL put him on paid administrative leave via the commissioner’s exempt list. That means even if another NFL team were to scoop him up, he's not currently eligible to play. The NFL launched an investigation in February and will now include a review of the video, which a source tells the Post the NFL repeatedly tried to obtain. The hotel reportedly said its policy restricted it to only giving it to law enforcement. ESPN reports the league did reach out to the Cleveland Police Department, but it would not share the video. Here's the AP on Hunt's standout career thus far: "Hunt led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns in helping Kansas City make the playoffs. He had run for 824 yards this season, with seven touchdowns passing and seven more receiving, in helping the Chiefs to a 9-2 start and a stranglehold on the AFC West."
Sammanfatta denna artikel: NÄRA SportsPulse: NFL Insider Mike Jones funderar varför det krävdes en TMZ video för Chiefs att göra rätt beslut och var ligan och Kareem Hunt går härifrån. USA IDAG Kansas City Chiefs springer tillbaka Kareem Hunt (27) kör bollen under matchen mot Arizona Cardinals på Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs vann med 26-14. (Foto: Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports) Video publicerad fredag visar Kansas City Chiefs stjärna springa tillbaka Kareem Hunt få in en fysisk bråk med en kvinna där han knuffar henne, laddar på henne och sparkar henne i hallen i ett Cleveland lägenhetshus. Hunt släpptes av Chiefs senare på fredagen, med lag som sade att spelaren "inte var sanningsenlig" i diskussioner om händelsen. Händelsen ägde rum den 10 februari, enligt polisrapporter från USA TOday Sports. Videon, som publicerades av TMZ, verkar vara övervakningsbilder från insidan av lägenhetshuset. Hunt blev inte åtalad. Man kan se Hunt närma sig kvinnan och inlåta sig i ett verbalt gräl innan han knuffar henne tillbaka med sin högra hand. En annan man försöker hålla tillbaka Hunt, medan kvinnan närmar sig honom och svingar sig mot Hunts ansikte, varvid hon får kontakt. Videon visar sedan flera personer som håller fast Hunt när han försöker frigöra sig och ladda mot henne. Sedan, efter att situationen verkade vara desarmerad, håller en annan man fast kvinnan innan Hunt tunnor genom korridoren, knackar på mannen och kvinnan, och skickar dem tumlande till marken. Efter att ha slagits till marken verkar kvinnan vara desorienterad och försöker samla sig. Medan hon knäböjer nära marken går Hunt fram och sparkar henne med sin högra fot. Polisen svarade på lyxlägenheten och hotellbyggnaden efter att en kvinna berättat för 911 operatörer att hon blivit överfallen. När polisen väl var på plats intervjuade den två av de påstådda offren, ett som uppgav att hon hade blivit överfallen “av en spelare” efter att de två ombads att lämna lägenheten som tillhörde Hunt”, enligt polisrapporterna. “Kareem, är hans namn,” ett av de påstådda offren berättade polisen i kroppskamera bilder som erhållits av TMZ. — Jag träffade honom just i dag. Han knuffade mig. Han knuffade mig. ... Kareem, personen som överföll mig, hade min telefon. Jag hade inget sätt att ringa (polis).” Rayshawn Watkins, Hunts vän, berättade för polisen att anklagaren började kalla både honom och Hunt "N-ordet" efter att de två ombads lämna rummet när de fick reda på att båda kvinnorna var 19 år. De två slog sedan på dörren till lägenheten “ca 20 gånger,” Watkins berättade för polisen. Cuyahoga County Åklagarämbetets talesman Ryan Miday berättade för USA TOday Sports att kontoret – som vanligtvis bara hanterar grova fall – för närvarande inte driver åtal mot Hunt. En sökning i Cleveland Municipal Courts databas visar inget pågående fall med Hunt. "Jag vill be om ursäkt för mina handlingar", sade Hunt i ett uttalande till ESPN och NFL Network. "Jag ångrar djupt vad jag gjorde. Jag hoppas kunna gå vidare från detta." NFL på fredagen placerade Hunt på kommissionsledamotens undantagslista, vilket hindrade honom från att öva samt att spela i och delta i spel. Hunt har inte missat några matcher och hade varit en integrerad del av Kansas City framgång, rusa bollen 181 gånger för 824 yards och sju touchdowns, samtidigt som lägga 26 fångster för 378 yards och sju ytterligare mottagande poäng. Lyssna noga på larmsamtalet som rapporterar om det våldsamma bråket mellan Kansas City Chiefs som springer tillbaka Kareem Hunt och en kvinna på ett Cleveland hotell i februari. USA IDAG Under träningsläger i augusti, Chiefs ägare Clark Hunt tog upp händelsen "Teamet består av ett gäng unga män," Hunt sade Aug 4, enligt Kansas City Star. "De kommer inte alltid att fatta de bästa besluten, men vi har ett starkt stödsystem, både med tränarstaben och även med vår spelarutvecklingsavdelning som arbetar med unga killar och pratar med dem om de situationer som de vill vara i. "Kareem är en ung man, andra året i ligan, uppenbarligen hade ett mycket stort år på planen förra året. Jag är säker på att han lärde sig några lektioner denna offseason och förhoppningsvis inte kommer att vara i den typen av situationer i framtiden. " Clark Hunt senare tillade att han inte förväntar sig att springa tillbaka för att vara avstängd. Enligt stjärnan sade Kareem Hunt vid tidpunkten för händelsen: “Jag har lärt mig av det och jag är fokuserad på fotboll.” När han förhörs vidare, erbjöd han lite mer. — Bara var på rätt plats i rätt tid, sade Hunt. "Jag kommer att fortsätta att tänka på fotboll och gå ut där och göra mitt jobb." Cleveland polis talesperson Jennifer Ciaccia berättade USA TOday Sports i e-post att "staden inte släppa övervakningsvideo" TMZ postat. Ciaccia svarade inte omedelbart på frågan om polisen hade sett filmen före fredagen. Våld i hemmet kom i framkant i NFL 2014 då video som erhölls av TMZ visade tidigare Baltimore Ravens som sprang tillbaka Ray Rice slå ut sin då-fiancé i en hiss i ett Atlantic City hotell i februari. NFL stängde av Rice för två matcher i juni 2014. Ligan kritiserades dock för den lätta straffen efter att videon blivit offentlig i september. Kommissionär Roger Goodell meddelade då att Rice skulle suspenderas på obestämd tid. Rice överklagade senare, och vann sedan, och lämnade den längre avstängningen. Han klipptes av Ravens och spelade aldrig i NFL igen. Kareem Hunt Cut by the Chiefs for Brutalizing Woman on Video ... Team säger att han ljög KC Chiefs släppa Kareem Hunt över video av honom Brutalizing Woman EXKLUSIVE 18:27 PM PT -- Hunt gjorde just ett uttalande till ESPN om vår video, säger, "Jag vill be om ursäkt för mina handlingar. Jag ångrar djupt vad jag gjorde. Jag hoppas kunna gå vidare från detta." 5:50 PM PT -- Chiefs har klippt Kareem Hunt, och säger att han ljög för laget när de talade direkt till honom om händelsen. Teamet säger att när NFL och Cleveland PD inledde sina undersökningar kallade teamet in Hunt och "flera medlemmar av vår ledningsgrupp talade direkt till honom. Kareem var inte sanningsenlig i dessa diskussioner. Videon som släpptes idag bekräftar detta faktum." En källa som är kopplad till NFL-utredningen säger till TMZ... ligan gjorde flera försök att få tag på videon, men blev avvisad. Vi fick veta att ligan kontaktade hotellet, och fick veta att det är företagets policy att bara lämna över övervakningsvideo till polisen. Vi kontaktade Metropolitan på The 9 och COO Tony Quintal säger, "Vi inser att detta är en pågående utredning och kan inte dela med sig av någon ytterligare information just nu." NFL kontaktade Cleveland-polisen som försökte få tag på videon, men blev också nekad. Källan säger att ligans utredning inkluderade att nå ut till det påstådda offret, som inte svarade. 5:26 PM PT -- NFL meddelade just att Hunt har placerats på kommissionsledamotens undantagslista och kommer INTE att träna, spela eller delta i spel. NFL tillade: "NFL:s utredning, som inleddes omedelbart efter incidenten i februari, kommer att innehålla en genomgång av den nya information som offentliggjordes idag." 13:33 PM PT -- Hunt har enligt uppgift skickats hem från Chiefs' övningsanläggning, enligt ESPN:s Dan Graziano. Han rapporterar att Hunt troligen kommer att hamna på polismästarens lista -- vilket innebär att han förmodligen inte kommer att spela denna söndag när Chiefs tar sig an Raiders i Oakland. TMZ Sports har fått video av Kansas City Chiefs stjärna kör tillbaka Kareem Hunt knuffar, tjurrusning och sparkar en kvinna i ett Cleveland hotell tillbaka i februari. Kareem har inte missat en enda match den här säsongen trots incidenten händer MÅNADER innan 2018 NFL säsongen sparkade igång ... och lagets VD Clark Hunt offentligt anges i augusti han tvivlade Hunt skulle vara avstängd. I videon ses Hunt gräla med en 19-årig kvinna utanför sitt rum på The Metropolitan vid 9:an klockan 03:22 den 10 februari 2018. Hunt vänder ett hörn och konfronterar kvinnan, knuffar henne hårt. Kvinnan slår honom tillbaka i ansiktet... och det är då Hunt går bärsärkagång. Som vänner försöker hålla honom tillbaka, 2017 Pro Bowler -- som ledde ligan i rusande yards -- exploderar och slår en av sina vänner i kvinnan ... som båda går flygande in i en vägg. Både Kareems manliga vän och kvinnan verkar omtumlade -- men Kareem tar sig över till honan och sparkar henne medan hon hukar sig på marken... och slår henne omkull. Polisen kallades till platsen men inga gripanden gjordes. Enligt polisrapporter, som erhölls av TMZ Sports, erhölls övervakningsvideo från hotellet av polisen. Vi har hört att videon är en del av bevisen som överlämnades till åklagare. Men polisen grep inte Hunt och inga åtal väcktes, eftersom poliserna inte kunde avgöra om ett brott hade begåtts. Vid tidpunkten för händelsen berättade kvinnan för polisen att det hela började eftersom Kareem sparkade ut henne ur hans rum efter att hon vägrat att ligga med en av männen i Kareems följe. Kareems vänner sa till polisen att kvinnan hade blivit galen när hon blev ombedd att gå och kallade Kareem för n-ordet... och slog sedan en av Kareems kvinnliga vänner när saker och ting blev fysiska. Oklart varför NFL inte har vidtagit några åtgärder mot Hunt. Vi kontaktade ligan för att ta reda på om de följde videon. Vi kontaktade också polisen för att ta reda på om NFL kontaktade dem om filmerna också. Hela incidenten påminner om Ray Rice-skandalen när NFL-stjärnan slog ut sin dåvarande fästmö i en hotellhiss i februari 2014. NFL stängde av honom på obestämd tid -- men först efter att TMZ Sports publicerade den brutala knockoutvideon från hissen... video NFL hävdade att de inte hade sett förrän vår historia. Efter incidenten erkände NFL-kommissarien Roger Goodell misslyckanden i NFL:s utredningsprocess och sa att de skulle se över sitt protokoll. Sedan dess, NFL hävdar att det har försökt att vara tuffare på spelare anklagade för att attackera kvinnor -- mest känd, ligan avstängde Ezekiel Elliott för 6 matcher 2017 som härrör från anklagelser han fick fysisk med en ex-flickvän 2016. Vi kontaktade NFL för att få en kommentar. Hittills har vi inte hört av oss. Ursprungligen Publicerad -- 11:33 PM PST ́ Running back Kareem Hunt släpptes av Chiefs timmar efter att videofilmer publicerades fredag visade honom knuffa och sparka en kvinna i en hall. “Tidigare i år, vi gjordes medvetna om en incident som innebär att springa tillbaka Kareem Hunt,” Läs ett uttalande som utfärdats av Chiefs på fredag kväll. "På den tiden, National Football League och brottsbekämpning inledde utredningar i frågan. Som en del av våra interna diskussioner med Kareem talade flera medlemmar av vår ledningsgrupp direkt till honom. Kareem var inte sanningsenlig i dessa diskussioner. Videon som släpptes idag bekräftar detta faktum. Vi släpper Kareem omedelbart.” Videon av Hunt, fås och publiceras av TMZ Sports, är relaterad till en februari 2018 bråk på en tidig lördag morgon på The Metropolitan på 9 Hunt hotell lägenhet i centrala Cleveland. Polisen ringdes och en skriftlig rapport gjordes tidigare, men videofilmer var inte tillgängliga förrän den publicerades av TMZ. — Jag vill be om ursäkt för mina handlingar, sade Hunt i ett uttalande till ESPN. — Jag ångrar djupt vad jag gjorde. Jag hoppas att gå vidare från detta.” Premium innehåll för bara $0.99 För den mest omfattande lokala täckning, prenumerera idag. Som svar på ett e-postmeddelande från The Star frågande om NFL: s kunskap om videon, NFL talesman Brian McCarthy sade, "Varken NFL eller Chiefs tittade på videon innan det blev offentligt idag." Enligt en källa med kunskap om NFL: s utredning, berättade hotellet NFL representanter att det bara kunde ge video till brottsbekämpning enligt företagspolicy; NFL kontaktade Cleveland Police Department, som inte gav NFL någon video; och NFL kontaktade de påstådda offren, som inte svarade på flera meddelanden. Minuter innan Chiefs vidtog åtgärder, NFL sade Hunt, som ledde ligan i rusning som en rookie förra säsongen, hade placerats på NFL: s Commissioner Exempt List och att det "kommer att inkludera en översyn av den nya information som offentliggjorts idag" i den utredning som först öppnades i februari. Hunt kan inte öva eller spela i spel för något NFL-lag medan det finns med på undantagslistan. I videon ses Hunt komma ut ur ett rum och prata med en kvinna utanför kameran. När hon närmade sig Hunt knuffade han henne, och hon slog honom i ansiktet. När en annan man kom ut från hotellrummet och försökte ingripa, fortsatte Hunt att rusa mot kvinnan. Allteftersom fler människor kom in i korridoren, var Hunt tvungen att hållas tillbaka flera gånger när han gjorde närmanden mot kvinnan och andra människor. Vid ett tillfälle dök Hunt upp för att slå omkull två personer med en knuff, inklusive kvinnan han inledningsvis knuffade. I slutet av videon sparkade Hunt kvinnan när hon blev hopkrupen på marken. Chiefs och NFL vidtog inga åtgärder mot Hunt efter att bråket anmäldes till polisen i februari. Hunt deltog fullt ut i fredagens praktik och var i omklädningsrummet efteråt. Han sågs lämna Chiefs anläggning klockan 14.00 i sitt fordon. Videon lades upp av TMZ klockan 13.33. NFL:s uttalande utfärdades runt kl. 19.30 och Chiefs släppte honom strax före kl. 20.00 Inga anklagelser har lämnats in som härrör från grälet, som inträffade den 10 februari, men två polisrapporter skapades. I en rapport anges 19-årige Abigail Ottinger som misstänkt, och i en annan Hunt anges som misstänkt. Ottinger berättade för polisen att Hunt ”sköt och knuffade henne”. Det nämndes inget om en kick i polisanmälan eller i polisintervjuer med inblandade parter. DELA COPY LINK Bodycam video släppt av Cleveland Police Department visar en kvinna som påstås ha blivit överfallen av Kansas City Chiefs som springer tillbaka Kareem Hunt med detaljer om vad som hände på Metropolitan på det 9 hotellet i centrala Cleveland. Enligt en av polisrapporterna berättade Ottinger och en vän för polisen att de var Kent State-elever och var på väg till Clevelandbarerna med Hunt och hans vänner på en partybuss. Enligt polisrapporterna gick Ottinger och hennes väninna tillbaka till Hunts hotelllägenhet, och Hunts vän berättade för polisen att han sparkat ut flickorna ur lägenheten när han fick veta att de var 19 år. Ottinger berättade för polisen att de blev utsparkade eftersom hon "inte ville ha" en av männen i gruppen. Mannen identifierades inte specifikt. Enligt Hunts vän i en av rapporterna kallade Ottinger Hunt och hans vänner för rasslurer när de blev tillsagda att ge sig av. När Ottinger och hennes väninna väl var utanför rummet, sades det i rapporten att de knackade på hotelldörren ” omkring 20 gånger. Ottinger satte sig så småningom på marken utanför rummet, enligt rapporten, och det var då Hunt och en annan vän kom ut för att säga åt dem att ”gå hem” och Hunt ”hovade och knuffade” henne. Beskrivningen av våldet i polisrapporterna är kort, men i en, polis rapporterar att “den knuffa och knuffa orsakade nötning på hennes vänstra knä, höger hand och en skråma på (Ottingers) bröstet.” Också i samma rapport, Ottingers vän sade “”alla pojkarna” började ‘jaga’ (Ottinger) runt och försöker ‘hit’ henne.” Enligt rapporten försökte vännen spela in detta när en av Hunts vänner tog telefonen ur hennes hand. Hon sa att när hon gick efter honom, tog någon tag i henne och hon föll till golvet. TMZ publicerade också en 15 sekunders kroppskameravideo fredag i en tröjlös jakt som pratade med polisen. Hunt var också inblandad i ytterligare ett bråk i juni då han påstås ha slagit en man i ansiktet på en Ohio-ort. Hunt blev inte heller arresterad efter den händelsen. DELA COPY LINK Kansas City Chiefs kör tillbaka Kareem Hunt talar kort den Aug. 4, 2018 under träningsläger i St. Joseph om hans offseason incidenter och vad han lärt sig. Chiefs VD Clark Hunt talade Hunt offseason bråk under träningsläger. "Lagen består av ett gäng unga män," Clark Hunt sade på Chiefs träningsläger innan säsongen. "De kommer inte alltid att fatta de bästa besluten, men vi har ett starkt stödsystem både med tränarstaben och med vår spelarutvecklingsavdelning som arbetar med unga killar och pratar med dem om de situationer som de vill vara i. Kareem är en ung man, andra året i ligan, uppenbarligen hade ett mycket stort år på planen förra året. Jag är säker på att han lärde sig några lektioner denna offseason och förhoppningsvis inte kommer att vara i dessa typer av situationer i framtiden. "Frågas på träningsläger om sin offseason, Kareem Hunt inte utarbeta mycket. — Bara var på rätt plats i rätt tid, sade han då. "Jag kommer att fortsätta att tänka på fotboll och gå ut där och göra mitt jobb." Som en rookie förra säsongen, ledde Hunt ligan i rusning med 1,327 yards. I år har Hunt 824 meter och sju touchdowns. Stjärnans Lynn Worthy bidrog till denna rapport Brooke Pryor Brooke Pryor täcker Kansas City Chiefs och NFL för The Star. FILE - I denna oktober 8, 2017, fil foto, Kansas City Chiefs kör tillbaka Kareem Hunt värms upp för lagets NFL fotbollsmatch mot Houston Texas i Houston. En person med kunskap om flytten... (Associated Press) FILE - I denna oktober 8, 2017, fil foto, Kansas City Chiefs kör tillbaka Kareem Hunt värms upp för lagets NFL fotbollsmatch mot Houston Texans i Houston. En person med kunskap om flytten berättar för The Associated Press att Hunt verkar vara på väg till NFL:s Commissioner Exempt List, bistrande... (Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs släppte springande tillbaka Kareem Hunt på fredag kväll efter video dök upp som visade NFL: s regerande rusande mästare som slog över och sparkade en kvinna i en Clevelands hotellkorridor i februari. Teamet utfärdade ett uttalande strax efter NFL hade placerat Hunt på sin kommissionär undantagslista som sade att springande tillbaka ljög när frågan om händelsen av team tjänstemän. Teamet sa "videon idag bekräftar detta faktum. Vi släpper Kareem omedelbart." Hunt var på Chiefs' anläggning tidigare fredag som förberedelse för söndagens resa till Oakland, men han ursäktades och skickades hem strax efter att TMZ lagt upp videon online. Den visar att Hunt flera gånger hålls fast av vänner innan han knuffar en kvinna till marken, där han fortsätter att sparka henne. Polisen kallades till platsen under den 10 februari incidenten, inga åtal anmäldes. Polisen svarade inte på flera önskemål om kommentar fredag kväll. "Tidigare i år blev vi medvetna om en incident som innebar att vi sprang tillbaka Kareem Hunt. Vid den tiden, National Football League och brottsbekämpning inledde utredningar i frågan," Chiefs sade. "Som en del av våra interna diskussioner med Kareem talade flera medlemmar i vår ledningsgrupp direkt till honom. Kareem var inte sanningsenlig i dessa diskussioner." Chiefs och NFL har varit medvetna om Hunts incident sedan den inträffade, men ungefär som fallet med före detta Ravens som springer tillbaka Ray Rice, gav den chockerande videon en ny dimension till fallet. Den visade Hunt lunging mot en kvinna och flera andra i hotellhallen, och andraårsproffset hölls fast flera gånger innan de slog ner två personer. Även om inga anklagelser lämnades in från grälet, skapades två polisrapporter. Hunt anges som misstänkt i en av dem och en kvinna, Abigail Ottinger, är misstänkt i den andra. Hunt var också inblandad i en juniincident, enligt TMZ, i vilken han påstås ha slagit en man på en Ohio-ort. Mannen som Hunt slog till mot avböjde att anmäla. "Jag vill be om ursäkt för mina handlingar. Jag beklagar djupt vad jag gjorde," sade Hunt i ett uttalande utfärdat till flera försäljningsställen strax efter att han frigivits. "Jag hoppas kunna gå vidare från detta." På frågan om incidenterna i träningslägret sa Hunt "Jag har lärt mig av det." När han ombads att utveckla det han lärt sig svarade han: "Var bara på rätt plats vid rätt tidpunkt." Hunt ledde NFL i att rusa som rookie med 1 327 yards och åtta touchdowns i att hjälpa Kansas City att göra slutspelet. Han hade sprungit för 824 yards den här säsongen, med sju touchdowns passerande och ytterligare sju mottagande, i att hjälpa Chiefs till en 9-2 start och ett strypgrepp på AFC West. Spencer Ware förväntas ta över som den som springer tillbaka. Chiefs ordförande Clark Hunt tillfrågades flera gånger om Hunts incidenter under lågsäsong, och han erkände att "unga män inte alltid kommer att fatta de bästa besluten." "Vi har ett starkt stödsystem, både med tränarpersonalen och vår spelarutveckling som arbetar med unga killar och pratar med dem om de situationer de vill vara i," sade Clark Hunt under träningslägret. "Han hade uppenbarligen ett mycket stort år på fältet förra året. Jag är säker på att han lärde sig några lektioner denna lågsäsong och förhoppningsvis inte kommer att vara i den typen av situationer i framtiden." Han kommer inte att vara en medlem av Chiefs. Våld i hemmet har varit en stor fråga i NFL under de senaste åren, en som slog hem i Kansas City 2012 då Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher dödade sin flickvän innan han tog livet av sig på lagets övningsanläggning. Belcher befanns senare ha lidit av CTE. Den mest minnesvärda händelsen kom 2014, då en video visade Rice slå ut sin dåvarande-fiancee i en hiss i ett Atlantic City hotell. Rice blev från början avstängd två spel av NFL-kommissionären Roger Goodell, som senare fick hård kritik för en sådan lätt straff efter att videon släppts. Rice blev strax efter avstängd på obestämd tid av ligan. Han vann en överklagan men släpptes av Ravens, och den trefaldiga Pro Bowl-löpningen tillbaka återvände aldrig till NFL. Förra året, Cowboys kör tillbaka Ezekiel Elliott stängdes av för sex matcher av Goodell efter ligan avslutade efter en årslång undersökning att han hade flera fysiska konfrontationer sommaren 2016 med sin flickvän på den tiden. Ligan har genomfört en starkare våldspolitik i hemmet, men incidenter har fortsatt att ge nyheter. Förra helgen klippte 49ers linebackern Reuben Foster när han greps misstänkt för våld i hemmet — han har sedan skrivit under med Washington men står kvar på NFL:s undantagna lista. Hunt hade uppvisat ett mönster av tvivelaktigt beteende som daterar sig till hans collegedagar på Toledo, där han krossade skolrekord men även blev avstängd sin juniorsäsong för att ha brutit mot lagreglerna. Chiefs valde honom i den tredje omgången av förra årets NFL-draft, och han var redo att tillbringa säsongen som backup innan Ware åkte ner med en säsongsavslutande knäskada i försäsongen. Hunt kördes in i startrollen och fumlade på sin allra första bär i ett spel i New England, men studsade tillbaka för att ha en av de bästa säsongerna i franchisehistorien. Han hade sex matcher på minst 100 yards rusande och hjälpte Kansas City att vinna divisionstitlar i följd för första gången, en säsong som slutligen landade Hunt i Pro Bowl. Hunt var på väg till en annan bra start den här säsongen, hans rusande bangård sätter honom fyra i NFL och hans touchdown totalt släpar bara Rams' Todd Gurley II och Saints' Alvin Kamara. Han var också omtyckt i omklädningsrummet, trots off-the-field distraktioner från denna tidigare offseason. Hunt hade gått med i quarterbacken Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce och flera andra Chiefs spelare i att delta i Sporting Kansas Citys slutspel på torsdag kväll. ____ Fler AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL och https://twitter.com/AP_NFL Â°
Summarize this article: NEAR SportsPulse: NFL Insider Mike Jones ponders why it took a TMZ video for the Chiefs to make the right decision and where the league and Kareem Hunt go from here. The USA TODAY Kansas City Chiefs run back Kareem Hunt (27) runs the ball during the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 26-14. (Photo: Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports) Video published Friday shows Kansas City Chiefs star running back Kareem Hunt getting a physical brawl with a woman where he pushes her, loading her on and kicking her in the hall of a Cleveland apartment house. Hunt was released by the Chiefs later on Friday, with teams saying the player "was not truthful" in discussions about the event. The incident took place on February 10, according to police reports from USA TOday Sports. The video, published by TMZ, appears to be surveillance footage from inside the apartment house. Hunt wasn't charged. You can see Hunt approach the woman and engage in a verbal argument before pushing her back with his right hand. Another man tries to hold Hunt back, while the woman approaches him and swings at Hunt's face, making contact. The video then shows several people holding Hunt as he tries to free himself and charge against her. Then, after the situation appeared to be disarmed, another man holds the woman down before Hunt barrels through the corridor, knocking on the man and woman, and sending them tumbled to the ground. After being struck to the ground, the woman appears to be disoriented and tries to gather. While kneeling near the ground, Hunt walks forward and kicks her with her right foot. Police responded to the luxury apartment and hotel building after a woman told 911 operators that she was attacked. Once the police were in place, it interviewed two of the alleged victims, one who stated that she had been assaulted “by a player” after the two were asked to leave the apartment belonging to Hunt”, according to police reports. “Kareem, is his name,” one of the alleged victims told police in body camera footage obtained by TMZ. “I just met him today. He pushed me. He pushed me. ... Kareem, the person who attacked me, had my phone. I had no way of calling (police).” Rayshawn Watkins, Hunt’s friend, told police that the accuser began calling both him and Hunt the “N” word after the two were asked to leave the room when they found out that both women were 19 years old. The two then hit the door of the apartment “about 20 times,” Watkins told police. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Ryan Miday told USA TOday Sports that the office – which usually only handles rough cases – is currently not pursuing prosecutions against Hunt. A search in the Cleveland Municipal Court database shows no ongoing case with Hunt. "I want to apologize for my actions," Hunt said in a statement to ESPN and NFL Network. "I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this." The NFL on Friday placed Hunt on the Commissioner's exemption list, preventing him from practicing as well as playing in and participating in games. Hunt has not missed any games and had been an integral part of Kansas City success, rushing the ball 181 times for 824 yards and seven touchdowns, while adding 26 catches for 378 yards and seven additional receiving points. Listen carefully to the 911 call reporting on the violent brawl between the Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt and a woman at a Cleveland hotel in February. USA TODAY During training camp in August, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt took up the incident "The team consists of a bunch of young men," Hunt said Aug 4, according to the Kansas City Star. "They won't always make the best decisions, but we have a strong support system, both with the coaching staff and also with our player development department working with young guys and talking to them about the situations they want to be in. "Kareem is a young man, second year in the league, obviously had a very big year on the field last year. I’m sure he learned a few lessons this offseason and hopefully won’t be in that kind of situation in the future.” Clark Hunt later added that he doesn’t expect to run back to be suspended. According to the star, Kareem Hunt said at the time of the incident: “I’ve learned from it and I’m focused on football.” As he’s being questioned further, he offered a little more. — Just was in the right place at the right time, Hunt said. "I will continue to think about football and go out there and do my job." Cleveland police spokesperson Jennifer Ciaccia told USA TOday Sports in email that "the city does not release surveillance video" TMZ posted. Ciaccia did not immediately respond to the question whether police had seen the film before Friday. Domestic violence came at the forefront of the NFL in 2014 when video obtained by TMZ previously showed the Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out their then-fiancé in an elevator in an Atlantic City hotel in February. The NFL suspended Rice for two games in June 2014. However, the league was criticized for the light penalty after the video became public in September. Commissioner Roger Goodell then announced that Rice would be suspended indefinitely. Rice later appealed, and then won, leaving the longer suspension. He was cut by the Ravens and never played in the NFL again. Kareem Hunt Cut by the Chiefs for Brutalizing Woman on Video ... Team says he lied KC Chiefs release Kareem Hunt over video of him Brutalizing Woman EXCLUSIVE 18:27 PM PT -- Hunt just made a statement to ESPN about our video, saying, "I want to apologize for my actions. I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this." 5:50 PM PT -- The Chiefs have cut Kareem Hunt, saying he lied to the team when they spoke directly to him about the incident. The team says that when the NFL and Cleveland PD began their investigations, the team called in Hunt and "several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in these discussions. The video released today confirms this fact." A source linked to the NFL investigation says to TMZ... the league made several attempts to get hold of the video, but was rejected. We were told that the league contacted the hotel, and were told that it is the company's policy to just hand over surveillance video to police. We contacted the Metropolitan at The 9 and COO Tony Quintal says, "We realize this is an ongoing investigation and cannot share any further information right now." The NFL contacted Cleveland police who were trying to get hold of the video, but were also denied. The source says the league's investigation included reaching out to the alleged victim, who did not respond. 5:26 PM PT -- The NFL just announced that Hunt has been placed on the Commissioner's exemption list and will NOT train, play or participate in games. The NFL added: "The NFL's investigation, which began immediately after the February incident, will include a review of the new information made public today." 13:33 PM PT -- Hunt has reportedly been sent home from the Chiefs' practice facility, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. He reports that Hunt is likely to end up on the Commissioner's list -- meaning he probably won't play this Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Raiders in Oakland. TMZ Sports has received video of Kansas City Chiefs star driving back Kareem Hunt pushes, bull rushes and kicks a woman in a Cleveland hotel back in February. Kareem hasn't missed a single game this season despite the incident happening MONTHS before the 2018 NFL season kicked off ... and the team's CEO Clark Hunt is publicly listed in August he doubted Hunt would be suspended. In the video, Hunt is seen arguing with a 19-year-old woman outside her room at The Metropolitan at 9:22 a.m. on February 10, 2018. Hunt turns a corner and confronts the woman, pushing her hard. The woman punches him back in the face... and that's when Hunt goes berserk. As friends try to hold him back, 2017 Pro Bowler -- who led the league in rushing yards -- explodes and strikes one of his friends in the woman... who both go flying into a wall. Both Kareem's male friend and the woman seem startled -- but Kareem makes his way over to the female and kicks her while she squats on the ground... and knocks her over. The police were called to the scene but no arrests were made. According to police reports, obtained by TMZ Sports, surveillance video from the hotel was obtained by police. We have heard that the video is part of the evidence that was handed over to prosecutors. But the police did not arrest Hunt and no charges were filed, as the police were unable to determine whether a crime had been committed. At the time of the incident, the woman told police that it all began because Kareem kicked her out of his room after she refused to sleep with one of the men in Kareem's entourage. Kareem's friends told the police that the woman had gone crazy when she was asked to go call Kareem the N-word... and then struck one of Kareem's female friends when things became physical. I don't know why the NFL hasn't taken any action against Hunt. We contacted the league to find out if they were following the video. We also contacted the police to find out if the NFL contacted them about the films as well. The entire incident resembles the Ray Rice scandal when the NFL star knocked out his then fiancée in a hotel elevator in February 2014. The NFL suspended him indefinitely -- but only after TMZ Sports published the brutal knockout video from the elevator... video NFL claimed they had not seen until our history. Following the incident, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted failures in the NFL investigation process and said they would review their protocol. Since then, the NFL claims it has tried to be tougher on players accused of attacking women -- best known, the league suspended Ezekiel Elliott for 6 games in 2017 stemming from allegations he received physically with an ex-girlfriend in 2016. We contacted the NFL to get a comment, so far we haven't heard from us. Originally Published -- 11:33 PM PST ́ Running back Kareem Hunt was released by Chiefs hours after video footage was published Friday showed him pushing and kicking a woman in a hall. “Previously this year, we were made aware of an incident involving running back Kareem Hunt,” read a statement issued by the Chiefs on Friday night. "At the time, the National Football League and law enforcement began investigations into the issue. As part of our internal discussions with Kareem, several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in these discussions. The video released today confirms this fact. We release Kareem immediately.” The video of Hunt, obtained and published by TMZ Sports, is related to a February 2018 brawl on an early Saturday morning at The Metropolitan at 9 Hunt hotel apartment in central Cleveland. The police were called and a written report was made earlier, but videos were not available until it was published by TMZ. ‘I want to apologize for my actions,’ Hunt said in a statement to ESPN. “I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this.” Premium content for just $0.99 For the most extensive local coverage, subscribe today. In response to an email from The Star questioning about the NFL's knowledge of the video, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said, "Neither the NFL nor the Chiefs watched the video before it became public today." According to a source with knowledge of the NFL's investigation, the hotel NFL representatives told that it could only provide video to law enforcement according to corporate policy; the NFL contacted the Cleveland Police Department, which did not give the NFL any video; and the NFL contacted the alleged victims, who did not respond to multiple messages. Minutes before the Chiefs took action, the NFL said Hunt, who led the league in rushing as a rookie last season, had been placed on the NFL's Commissioner Exempt List and that it "will include a review of the new information published today" in the investigation only opened in February. Hunt cannot practice or play in games for any NFL team while on the opt-out list. In the video, Hunt is seen coming out of a room and talking to a woman off camera. As she approached Hunt, he pushed her, and she hit him in the face. When another man came out of the hotel room and tried to intervene, Hunt continued to rush toward the woman. As more people entered the corridor, Hunt had to be held back several times as he made advances toward the woman and other people. At one point, Hunt appeared to knock two people down with a push, including the woman he initially pushed. At the end of the video, Hunt kicked the woman when she was crouched on the ground. The Chiefs and the NFL took no action against Hunt after the fight was reported to the police in February. Hunt participated fully in Friday's practice and was in the locker room afterwards. He was seen leaving the Chief's facility at 2 p.m. in his vehicle. The video was posted by TMZ at 13.33 p.m. The NFL statement was issued around 7.30 p.m. and the Chiefs released him shortly before 8:00 p.m. No charges have been filed stemming from the argument, which occurred on February 10, but two police reports were created. One report identifies 19-year-old Abigail Ottinger as a suspect, and another Hunt identifies as a suspect. Ottinger told police that Hunt “shot and pushed her”. There was no mention of a kick in police reports or in police interviews with involved parties. SHARE COPY LINK Bodycam video released by the Cleveland Police Department shows a woman allegedly assaulted by the Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt with details of what happened at the Metropolitan at the 9 hotel in downtown Cleveland. According to one of the police reports, Ottinger and a friend told police they were Kent State students and were on their way to the Cleveland bars with Hunt and his friends on a party bus. According to police reports, Ottinger and her friend went back to Hunt's hotel apartment, and Hunt's friend told police that he kicked the girls out of the apartment when he learned they were 19. Ottinger told police they were kicked out because she "didn't want" one of the men in the group. The man wasn't specifically identified. According to Hunt's friend in one of the reports, Ottinger called Hunt and his friends rasslures when they were told to leave. Once Ottinger and her friend were outside the room, the report said that they knocked on the hotel door “about 20 times. Ottinger eventually sat on the ground outside the room, according to the report, and that's when Hunt and another friend came out to tell them to "go home" and Hunt "hoved and pushed" her. The description of the violence in the police reports is brief, but in one, police report that “it pushed and pushed caused abrasion on her left knee, right hand and a scratch on (Ottinger’s) chest.” Also in the same report, Ottinger’s friend said “all the boys” started ‘hunting’ (Ottinger) around and trying to ‘hit’ her.” According to the report, the friend tried to record this when one of Hunt’s friends took the phone out of her hand. She said that when she went after him, someone grabbed her and she fell to the floor. TMZ also published a 15-second body camera video Friday in a shirtless chase that talked to police. Hunt was also involved in another brawl in June when he allegedly hit a man in the face of an Ohio locality. Hunt was also not arrested after that incident. SHARE COPY LINK Kansas City Chiefs drive back Kareem Hunt briefly speaks on Aug. 4, 2018 during training camp in St. Joseph about his offseason incidents and what he learned. Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt spoke Hunt offseason fights during training camp. "Law consists of a bunch of young men," Clark Hunt said at Chiefs training camp before the season. "They won't always make the best decisions, but we have a strong support system both with the coaching staff and with our player development department working with young guys and talking to them about the situations they want to be in. Kareem is a young man, second year of the league, obviously had a very big year on the field last year. I’m sure he learned some lessons this offseason and hopefully won’t be in these types of situations in the future.” Asked at training camp about his offseason, Kareem Hunt not elaborate much. — Just was in the right place at the right time, he said then. “I’ll continue to think about football and go out there and do my job.” As a rookie last season, Hunt led the league in rush with 1,327 yards. This year, Hunt has 824 metres and seven touchdowns. The star's Lynn Worthy contributed to this report Brooke Pryor Brooke Pryor covers the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL for The Star. FILE - In this October 8, 2017, file photo, the Kansas City Chiefs run back Kareem Hunt warms up for the team's NFL football game against Houston Texas in Houston. A person with knowledge of the move... (Associated Press) FILE - In this October 8, 2017, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs run back Kareem Hunt warms up for the team's NFL football match against the Houston Texans in Houston. A person with knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press that Hunt appears to be heading to the NFL Commissioner Exempt List, bistrande... (Associated Press) CANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs released running back Kareem Hunt on Friday night after video appeared showing the NFL's reigning rushing champion who hit over and kicked a woman in a Cleveland hotel corridor in February. The team issued a statement shortly after the NFL had placed Hunt on its commissioner's exemption list saying running back lied when the issue of the incident by team officials. The team said "the video today confirms this fact. We'll release Kareem immediately." Hunt was at the Chiefs' facility earlier Friday in preparation for Sunday's trip to Oakland, but he was excused and sent home shortly after TMZ posted the video online. It shows that Hunt is repeatedly held by friends before pushing a woman to the ground, where he continues to fire her. Police were called to the scene during the February 10 incident, no charges were reported. Police did not respond to several requests for comment Friday night. "Previously this year, we became aware of an incident involving running back Kareem Hunt. At that time, the National Football League and law enforcement began investigations into the matter," the Chiefs said. "As part of our internal discussions with Kareem, several members of our management team spoke directly to him. Kareem was not truthful in these discussions." The Chiefs and the NFL have been aware of Hunt's incident since it occurred, but much like the case of former Ravens running back Ray Rice, the shocking video gave a new dimension to the case. It showed Hunt lunging against one woman and several others in the hotel hall, and the sophomore pro was held down several times before striking down two people. Although no charges were filed from the argument, two police reports were created. Hunt is listed as a suspect in one of them and a woman, Abigail Ottinger, is a suspect in the other. Hunt was also involved in a June incident, according to TMZ, in which he allegedly hit a man in an Ohio town. The man Hunt struck declined to report. "I want to apologize for my actions. I deeply regret what I did," said Hunt in a statement issued to several outlets shortly after he was released. "I hope to move on from this." When asked about the incidents in training camp, Hunt said "I've learned from it." When asked to develop what he learned, he replied, "Be only in the right place at the right time." Hunt led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns in helping Kansas City make the playoffs. He had run for 824 yards this season, with seven touchdowns passing and seven more receiving, in helping the Chiefs to a 9-2 start and a stranglehold at AFC West. Spencer Ware is expected to take over as the one running back. Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt was asked several times about Hunt's off-season incidents, and he admitted that "young men will not always make the best decisions." "We have a strong support system, both with the coaching staff and our player development working with young guys and talking to them about the situations they want to be in," said Clark Hunt during training camp. "He obviously had a very big year in the field last year. I'm sure he learned some lessons this off-season and hopefully won't be in that kind of situation in the future." He won't be a member of the Chiefs. Domestic violence has been a major issue in the NFL in recent years, one that struck home in Kansas City in 2012 when Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend before killing himself at the team's practice facility. Belcher was later found to have suffered from CTE. The most memorable event came in 2014, when a video showed Rice knocking out her then-fiancee in an elevator in an Atlantic City hotel. Rice was initially suspended two games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who later received harsh criticism for such a light penalty after the video was released. Rice was suspended indefinitely by the league shortly after. He won an appeal but was released by the Ravens, and the three-time Pro Bowl run back never returned to the NFL. Last year, the Cowboys drive back Ezekiel Elliott was suspended for six games by Goodell after the league ended after a year-long survey that he had several physical confrontations in the summer of 2016 with his girlfriend at the time. The league has implemented a stronger domestic violence policy, but incidents have continued to bring news. Last weekend, 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster clipped when he was arrested suspected of domestic violence — he has since signed with Washington but remains on the NFL's exempt list. Hunt had exhibited a pattern of questionable behavior dating to his college days at Toledo, where he broke school records but was also suspended his junior season for breaking the law rules. The Chiefs selected him in the third round of last year's NFL draft, and he was ready to spend the season as backup before Ware went down with a season-ending knee injury in the preseason. Hunt was run into the starting role and fumbled on his very first berry in a game in New England, but bounced back to have one of the best seasons in franchise history. He had six games in at least 100 yards rushing and helped Kansas City win consecutive division titles for the first time, a season that finally landed Hunt in the Pro Bowl. Hunt was on his way to another good start this season, his rushing rail yard putting him fourth in the NFL and his touchdown overall only trailing Rams' Todd Gurley II and Saints' Alvin Kamara. He was also liked in the locker room, despite off-the-field distractions from this former offseason. Hunt had joined quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and several other Chiefs players in participating in the Sporting Kansas City playoffs on Thursday night. ____ More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL <unk>
– Kansas City Chiefs fick reda på en händelse tidigare i år som innebär att springa tillbaka Kareem Hunt och en kvinna-men när ledningsgruppen konfronterade honom om det, "Kareem var inte sanningsenlig," laget sade fredag. Dessa lögner blev alltför tydliga med TMZ Sports fredagssläpp av övervakningsvideo som fångar händelsen och visar Hunt knuffa och sparka en kvinna i en korridor i hans Cleveland hotell lägenhet, The Metropolitan på 9. Mot bakgrund av videons release meddelade laget att det var "att släppa Kareem omedelbart". Kansas City Star rapporterar att polisen reagerade på incidenten den 10 februari och två polisrapporter blev resultatet. Inga åtal väcktes, och tidningen beskriver filmerna som "inte tillgängliga" förrän TMZ fick dem. Både laget och NFL sa att de inte hade sett det. Ytterligare: The Star rapporterar en polisrapport som namngav den 19-åriga kvinnan som misstänkt; den andra hette Hunt. USA Today rapporterar att hon och en kvinnlig väninna hade träffat Hunt den dagen, festat med honom och hans vänner och återvänt till hans lägenhet. Hon sa att hon blev utkastad för att hon "inte ville ha" en av männen; en vän till Hunt säger att de två kvinnorna blev stövlade när deras åldrar dök upp. Kvinnan påstods ha använt rasistiska slurer, knackat upprepade gånger på dörren och satt utanför lägenheten. Hunt och en väninna säger då åt henne och hennes väninna att ge sig av. Videon visar de två som pratar innan Hunt knuffar henne. Hon slår honom i ansiktet och han försöker anfalla henne då andra håller fast honom; han sparkar henne mot slutet av videon när hon hukar sig på marken. Hunt sa i ett uttalande: "Jag vill be om ursäkt för mina handlingar. Jag ångrar djupt vad jag gjorde. Jag hoppas kunna gå vidare från detta." När det gäller att gå vidare konstaterar Washington Post att innan Chiefs släppte Hunt satte NFL honom på betald administrativ ledighet via kommissionsledamotens lista över undantagna. Det betyder att även om ett annat NFL-lag skulle plocka upp honom, är han för närvarande inte berättigad att spela. NFL inledde en utredning i februari och kommer nu att inkludera en granskning av videon, som en källa berättar Post the NFL upprepade gånger försökt få tag på. Hotellet sade att dess policy begränsade det till att bara ge det till polisen. ESPN rapporterar att ligan nådde ut till Cleveland Police Department, men den ville inte dela videon. Här är AP på Hunts ståplatskarriär hittills: "Hunt ledde NFL i rusning som rookie med 1 327 yards och åtta touchdowns i att hjälpa Kansas City att göra slutspelet. Han hade sprungit för 824 yards den här säsongen, med sju touchdowns passerande och ytterligare sju mottagande, i att hjälpa Chiefs till en 9-2 start och ett strypgrepp på AFC West."
– The Kansas City Chiefs learned of an event earlier this year involving running back Kareem Hunt and a woman-but when the management team confronted him about it, "Kareem was not truthful," the team said Friday. These lies became too clear with TMZ Sports' Friday release of surveillance video capturing the event and showing Hunt pushing and kicking a woman in a corridor in his Cleveland hotel apartment, The Metropolitan at 9. In light of the video's release, the team announced that it was "to release Kareem immediately". The Kansas City Star reports that police reacted to the February 10 incident and two police reports were the result. No charges were filed, and the paper describes the films as "not available" until TMZ received them. Both the team and the NFL said they hadn't seen it. Further: The Star reports a police report naming the 19-year-old woman as a suspect; the other was named Hunt. USA Today reports that she and a female friend had met Hunt that day, partyed with him and his friends and returned to his apartment. She said she was thrown out because she "didn't want" one of the men; a friend of Hunt's says the two women were booted when their ages showed up. The woman allegedly used racist slurs, repeatedly knocking on the door, and sitting outside the apartment. Hunt and a friend then tell her and her friend to leave. The video shows the two talking before Hunt pushes her. She punches him in the face and he tries to attack her as others hold him; he kicks her towards the end of the video as she crouches on the ground. Hunt said in a statement, "I want to apologize for my actions. I deeply regret what I did. I hope to move on from this." As regards moving on, the Washington Post notes that before the Chiefs released Hunt, the NFL put him on paid administrative leave via the Commissioner's list of exempted. It means that although another NFL team would pick him up, he is currently not eligible to play. The NFL launched an investigation in February and will now include a review of the video, which one source tells Post the NFL repeatedly tried to obtain. The hotel said its policy limited it to just giving it to the police. ESPN reports that the league reached out to the Cleveland Police Department, but it did not want to share the video. Here's the AP on Hunt's stand-up career so far: "Hunt led the NFL in rushing as a rookie with 1,327 yards and eight touchdowns in helping Kansas City make the playoffs. He had run for 824 yards this season, with seven touchdowns passing and seven more receiving, in helping the Chiefs to a 9-2 start and a stranglehold at AFC West."