KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six years after Kareem Hunt was fired midseason, the Kansas City Chiefs have signed the veteran running back to their practice squad.

The Chiefs were looking for help at running back after starting forward Isiah Pacheco suffered a broken fibula last week against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Chiefs selected Hunt in the third round in 2017, the same draft in which they took quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Hunt had a stellar rookie season, rushing for a league-high 1,327 yards, catching 53 passes and scoring 11 touchdowns.

He was well on his way to another 1,000-yard season in 2018 when video surfaced earlier that year showing Hunt pushing and kicking a woman at a Cleveland hotel where Hunt had an apartment.

The NFL subsequently placed Hunt on the commissioner’s exempt list and the Chiefs released the running back, saying he had not been truthful when questioned about the incident.

Hunt, 29, has played for the Browns in his hometown of Cleveland for the past five seasons. His most productive season came in 2020, when he rushed for 841 yards and caught 38 passes.

Last season, Hunt rushed for 411 yards and caught 15 passes.