After bypassing the position via the 2023 draft, running back remains an area of weakness for the Denver Broncos.
The Denver Broncos have now been listed as possible suitors for a former Pro Bowl running back. Denver has long been named as a “team to watch” for free-agent RB Kareem Hunt, formerly of the Cleveland Browns.
Tyler Sullivan of CBS Sports made the bold prediction that the Broncos will sign Hunt before Week 1 of the regular season.
“Kareem Hunt will be only 28 years old by the time the regular season starts, so he has plenty left in the tank to help a franchise.” Sullivan added, “Hunt could come in and assume the bulk of the carries early in the year and assume a backup/change of pace role whenever Williams is healthy enough to assume more of the workload The Broncos were one of the teams reportedly linked to Dalvin Cook this offseason, so if they strike out on him Hunt would be a nice consolation prize.”
Despite whispers that Hunt, who turns 28 in August, is nearing the dreaded cliff, the Broncos are a logical landing spot.
Hunt could certainly help out Russell Wilson, who is also hoping to have a resurgence in his career after a terrible season in 2022.
In his rookie season after being drafted in the third round by the Kansas City Chiefs, Hunt led the NFL in rushing yards with 1,327 and added eight rushing touchdowns. The Chiefs running back was also named to the Pro Bowl as a rookie.
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Things got bad for him in 2018 when he got released after a video surfaced of him physically assaulting a woman and kicking her while on the floor. He was never charged but it put a stain on his career. He was also suspended for eight games.
The Browns would sign Hunt in February 2019 and he would rush for 179 yards and two touchdowns in eight games.
The past four seasons have seen him as the No. 2 running back behind All-Pro Nick Chubb. In that time span, Hunt has averaged 468.5 yards on the ground and four trips to the endzone.
Altogether, across six NFL seasons, mostly in a backup capacity, Hunt has totaled 4,025 ground yards and 31 touchdowns on 895 carries, adding 211 catches for 1,806 yards and 17 receiving TDs.
