Quarterback Kareem Hunt, who is seeking a contract extension, has requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns, but the team has privately rejected that request, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Hunt, who is in the final year of a two-year, $12 million contract, has missed team practices the last two practices and told the Browns he will not participate until he receives an extension, a league source told ESPN.
News of Hunt’s trade pursuit was first reported by Cleveland.com.
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Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how long quarterback Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Watson was suspended for six games by disciplinary official Sue L. Robinson on Monday, but the NFL appealed the decision on Wednesday, seeking a stiffer punishment.
Hunt, 27, was productive in his three seasons with Cleveland but missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries and finished with 386 yards and five touchdowns, third on the team behind Nick Chubb (1,259 yards) and D’Ernest Johnson (534). Hunt led the Browns with 11 touchdowns (six rushing, five receiving) in 2020.
Hunt, who led the NFL as a rookie with the Chiefs in 2017 when he had 1,327 yards, was released by Kansas City a year later after video surfaced of him punching and kicking a woman. He signed with the Browns in 2019 and was suspended for the first eight games of that season for a personal conduct violation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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