KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Fantasy football players everywhere already were regretting their decision to draft Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back Kareem Hunt moments into last week’s NFL opener. Hunt fumbled on his first NFL carry, and the New England Patriots recovered.
Friends back home in the Cleveland area and those who knew Hunt from college at the University of Toledo weren’t concerned. They’d seen him fail before, and then seen his response.
In high school, Hunt pulled a hamstring in a running event at a track and field meet. But with a berth in the state meet on the line, Hunt pulled himself together in the high jump and cleared 6 feet, 5 inches with room to spare to qualify for states.