Posted by Charean Williams on March 25, 2019, 8:58 PM EDT 
The Browns are seeking an exception for Kareem Hunt, hoping to work out an agreement with the NFL so the running back can remain with the team during his suspension, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
The NFL suspended Hunt eight games for two separate physical altercations under the Personal Conduct Policy, which, by rule, bans him from the team facility from Aug. 31 until his suspension ends. Both incidents happened in his hometown of Cleveland, which signed him Feb. 11, so the Browns want to provide Hunt with structure, direction and guidance.
Also, some of Hunt’s treatment takes place the Browns’ facility, Cabot reports.
Hunt is permitted to take part in all football activities, including practices and preseason games, before Week One.
“There will be a plan in place,’’ Browns General Manager John Dorsey said Monday, via Cabot. “The NFL will set certain rules, and once we understand those rules and restrictions, that’s something we’ll work through. But we’ve already laid the plan moving from here all the way to up to September, then we’ll have to wait and see what the league says. Then, we’ll act accordingly.’’
If all parties concerned are in sync I can't see this not happening. Browns want it to; now, Hunt has to want it as it's in his best interests and the NFL shouldn't have any reason for it not to happen if they truly want to see these young men become good citizens while doing a job they love doing............playing football. jmho
Spot on, Stabbs. If the NFL is serious about wanting to help these kids (only described that way because they have yet to become mature adults) grow into the adults that they envision, then they should grant this waiver immediately. And take it to the next step - repeal that rule as well.
Like it or not, the NFL is in the public relations business. And all of its players reflect on that. Not all of them come from the two parent, white picket fence home type of background. They are not all choirboys. What a LOT of these kids need is structure in their lives. If you are surrounded by successful people, chances that you become successful yourself increase greatly.
Common sense, NFL, common sense.
Amen! Amen!
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Kareem Hunt visiting schools, telling young men not to repeat his mistake
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Kareem Hunt‘s former Chiefs teammate Tyreek Hill is in the spotlight now, for all the wrong reasons.
But the now-Browns running back is going about his business quietly, as he tries to work his way back to the field.
Hunt, who is suspended for the first eight games of the season as a result of the incident in a Cleveland hotel in which he shoved and kicked a woman, has earned praise from his bosses for the way he’s gone about his work.
According to Jeff Schudel of the Lorain News Herald, Hunt has visited a number of local school groups and high school football teams in recent weeks. The Browns have not publicized any of the visits (perhaps assuming — correctly — that it would be viewed as grandstanding).
Browns General Manager John Dorsey said during a radio interview on 92.3 The Fan Tuesday that he was encouraged by what he’s seen from Hunt so far.
“We all know he’s remorseful,” Dorsey said. “We’ve said this all along: You have to earn the right to be a member of this organization. There are no guarantees.
“I like the way he’s attacking this thing day in and day out. I applaud him for what he’s doing on the field and how hard he’s working. But what people don’t realize is once he’s off the field, he’s doing things unannounced. He’s actually going out and talking to young kids and working behind the scenes to teach young kids, ‘Don’t make the same mistake I made.’ ”
For Hunt to earn his way back onto an NFL field, it will take actions rather than words. If he wants to create an example for high school kids that will resonate more than anything he can say, he’ll show them what actual contrition and change looks like.
Keep up the good work Kareem - make yourself proud, your family and friends, your teammates and fans.
Bingo, Stabber.
And I hope someone directly under Dorsey is being a major pain in the ass to the league office politicking for the Browns to be able to continue to allow Kareem in team meetings and activities (working out at the team headquarters) once the real suspension kicks in.
Look at the progress Kareem has made to date. This is all about if the NFL is seriously committed to helping these kids mature into responsible adults. News flash: That takes hard work on both ends. Any parent that has survived raising teenagers will tell you that. Don't pull the rug out from under him at this point. What Kareem needs now is repetition, repetition, repetition.
If the league now says "You're suspended - no contact" - I will be completely disappointed. It will prove to me the NFL always was and always will be only about money and image.