Kareem Hunt, the running back for the Cleveland Browns, had sports hernia surgery recently to fix a torn adductor, sources informed ESPN on Tuesday.
Dr William Meyers conducted the procedure.
For the most of the season, Hunt’s groin problem was noted on the Browns’ injury report. Despite the injuries, he continued to play and ended up with ten running touchdowns, one of which came in Cleveland’s wild-card defeat to Houston.
A ruptured adductor usually necessitates emergency surgery and can keep athletes out of action for six to eight weeks. Lane Johnson, the right tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, persevered through a comparable injury to reach the Super Bowl the previous season.
Hunt’s accomplishments and hard ethic were acknowledged by Browns coach Kevin Stefanski during his end-of-season press conference earlier this month.
Alright, let me talk about Kareem. I’m really grateful for him, his playing, and his sense of flair. We obviously didn’t have a position prior to Nick [Chubb] getting hurt, but Kareem deserves credit for staying in excellent form. We brought him in and resolved his issues. He had a fantastic appearance, quickly readapted to the system, played excellent football for us, and produced moves in
The top NFL franchise tag candidates for 2024 are Barkley, Jacobs, and Burns.
The NFL franchise tag window, which lasts for two weeks, begins on Tuesday and ends at 4 p.m. ET on March 5. Every team may tag one player who is set to become an unrestricted free agency within that window of time. By doing this, the player would remain with the team through the 2024 campaign.
Every time a player is tagged, the price increases. Franchise tag amounts are determined by taking the top five yearly earnings at each position into account. Teams have to decide if it makes more sense to pay the franchise tag fee, sign the player to an extension, or maybe tag him and proceed with long-term negotiations.
Six players were tagged in the previous season, including quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, who ultimately inked a five-year, $260 million deal, and Under general manager Brandon Beane, the Bills have not utilized the franchise tag in any of the previous six off seasons. There’s not much to suggest that tendency will reverse. Buffalo has a tight cap position even though a handful of free agents are scheduled to depart. Although it would make sense for the Bills to bring back players like defensive lineman Da Quan Jones and defensive ends Leonard Floyd and A.J. Epenesa, doing so with the franchise tag would not align with the team’s summer goals. — Getzenberg Alaina
Dolphins of Miami
defensive tackle Christian Wilkins
9.5 sacks in 2023 was a breakout year for the Dolphins’ first-round choice from 2019, despite the fact that a contract extension could not be reached this offseason. Miami is currently short on cash ($51 million over the limit), but it makes more sense to apply the tag on its best domestic player than to allow him to leave in free agency. An extension this summer looks inevitable, since both parties want him to stay in South Florida permanently. — Marcel Louis-Jacques
Patriots of New England
Kyle Dugger, security
The Patriots’ first-round selection (37th overall) in the 2020 draft In 2023, Dugger played more snaps than any other Patriots defense and developed into a valuable member of the team’s system over time. Run assistance and tackling
Not a single contender
Cleveland is unlikely to use the franchise tag on any of its unrestricted free players in the next summer. Imminent free agents Among those who contributed significantly to the Browns’ success last season were RB Kareem Hunt, DT Shelby Harris, LB Sione Takitaki, and DE Za’Darius Smith. However, Cleveland has a much higher chance of re-signing any of those players or trading, free-agent signing, or replacing them in the draft. — Jake Trotter
Pittsburgh Steelers—There is no contender
In a relatively modest class of free agents for the Steelers, there isn’t a serious contender. Mason Rudolph, the quarterback, Markus Golden, the outside linebacker, Miles Killebrew, the safety/special team player, and Kwon Alexander, the interior linebacker, are the probable most coveted players to return, but their market valuations are all far lower than the team’s.
