Running back Kareem Hunt was released by the Kansas City Chiefs and placed on the commissioner's exempt list Friday night, hours after a video surfaced that showed him shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel in February.
"As part of our internal discussions with Kareem, several members of our management team spoke directly to him," the Chiefs said in a statement. "Kareem was not truthful in those discussions. The evidence released today confirms that fact. We are releasing Kareem immediately."
Hunt won’t be allowed to practice or play for any team that might claim him as the NFL further investigates the incident from Feb. 10. Hunt was not arrested by Cleveland police and has not been charged by prosecutors, according to police and online court records reviewed by USA TODAY Sports.
The surveillance footage from the luxury hotel – which also has apartments – was released by TMZ Friday afternoon.
The NFL didn’t see the video until it was made public despite multiple attempts to secure the footage from the company that runs hotel and the Cleveland police, a person with knowledge of the efforts told USA TODAY Sports. The person request anonymity because of details of the investigation have not been made public.
The same person said the alleged victims in the case did not respond to the NFL’s attempt to gather more information about the incident.
