The Browns are not the problem, the NFL is

In reality, it is no surprise Kareem Hunt was finally signed by a new NFL team. It took nine weeks; however, no one expected him to go through the whole offseason without getting signed.

Hunt is a 23-year old superstar who has totaled nearly 3,000 yards from scrimmage in only twenty-seven games played. Despite this, there have been three confirmed reports involving Hunt and violent acts. Most well known being him kicking a woman outside of his hotel room in Downtown Cleveland.

There are many questions to be asked that do not have any easy answers. First, why do the Browns feel confident about having Hunt near his hometown, where there is public record of those closest to him having trouble with the law and where the incident last February occurred? Obviously, there is no easy answer to this, but at least it is known that the Browns have done months of research behind the scenes before making this signing.

Kareem Hunt is only a few months into professional counseling and is still under investigation by the NFL for the three individual incidents. At this time, it is unknown how long Hunt will be suspended, but you can expect it to be at least half of the 2019 season.

For John Dorsey and the Browns, there was no right answer to this signing. They knew the hard questions were going to come, and right now all they can do is face them head on and hope this bet pays off in the end.

Dorsey held an obligatory press conference following the signing stating that Hunt will redeem himself as a person and help the Browns on the field. It is clear that a prepared statement released by the team is simply not enough in this situation.

Do not get mad at the Browns for making this signing. If it was not them, it would have been one of the other 31 teams. The true gripe should be held with the NFL. A league that holds one of the largest platforms in the United States is embarrassingly silent when it comes to non-football related issues. During a time period in which the #MeToo and womens rights movements are so strong, the NFL should simply adopt a zero-tolerance policy regarding domestic violence.

If a player is to lay their hands on a woman or beat a child with a court conviction or video evidence to follow, they lose their privilege to play football, period.

The bottom line is this, the Browns made a huge gamble with such a controversial signing. All they can hope for is that Hunt ends up proving his improvement as a person as the wins continue to rack up on the field. This is nothing new to Dorsey, as he drafted domestic abuser Tyreek Hill to help create one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL in Kansas City.

There are no right answers as to why this signing was made; however, it is very clear the NFL needs to take action and show the world that they are worried about more than making money.