The Jets are on the hunt for a running back this offseason, but their search will not include free agent Kareem Hunt, Manish Mehta of the Daily News hears. Despite Hunt’s talent, sources tell Mehta that the Jets do not want to get involved with the player after surveillance footage surfaced of him assaulting a woman. 
The league is currently investigating Hunt and the process is expected to finish before the start of free agency in March. It’s likely that multiple teams will do their homework on Hunt, but his market will obviously be limited by his past transgressions.
The Jets have been willing to gamble on players with iffy track records under GM Mike Maccagnan, but they appear to be drawing a line when it comes to domestic violence. For example, two years ago, the Jets reportedly took Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon off their draft board.
“There are some things that are extremely egregious that I personally have a very hard time with condoning,” Maccagnan said before the 2017 draft. “And violence in particular — that’s a very serious thing to me. That’s something that for me and my wife, we’ve had a personal experience with that. I would say, simply, we don’t take it lightly.”
After the Jets ranked 29th in yards per carry last year, they’re in desperate need of a running back upgrade. Even though Hunt captured the league’s NFL rushing title as a rookie with 1,327 yards on the ground, he won’t be in the mix for Gang Green.
The Jets’ lack of interest in Hunt could improve the odds of a Le’Veon Bell signing, though they may prefer to spread their $100MM+ in cap room around.
I would say a smaller market could handle that media suicide.
It would have to be a team with a win first media and that would definitely be the Jets.
I kinda thought the same thing…I dont think the backlash from Jets fans or media would be too harsh to handle
49ers. Woman beating is a ticket in liberifornia
You do realize how ridiculous your comment is, right?
Not really. The left loves them some woman haters, only thing they like more than beating woman is killing babies in bellies.
This comment a heck of a lot more ridiculous than the one originally questioned. Keep all your political nonsense on a forum that cares for it.
What a ridiculous comment. No one wants to see a woman beaten. And why bring politics into sports smh
The Raiders are currently in limbo so there isn’t a smaller market than that…lol.
Hunt and Bell both come with different baggage. I would prefer Hunt because he has very little leverage, less miles on him, and is hungry for redemption.
Personally I was hoping they could get both and then draft an o-line
There’s no need or purpose for a team to get both
Hunt would cost like league min. Why not go for it? If both had Bells price tag I’d be against it but having two elite RB for the price of having one elite RB and one support RB is a dream scenario.
If the guy does his counseling, makes the proper apologies (to the victims, team, fans etc) serves his suspension, pays his fines… does he not get a second chance?
It looks like he is going to get his second chance, just not with the Jets. Hunts incident just seemed like some stupid dumb argument amongst a bunch of drunk people. I’ve seen worse. The everyday people that spent most of their time on twitter dragging him through the mud have (most likely) done way worse.
I think the media is too harsh in NY, it would become too big a distraction. That said, I wish the Jets would just say “f*** it, lets just get the best players available” and try to win.
I might agree with you if it wasn’t for the fact he has gotten into at least 2 more bar fights after this one.
He seems to have anger management issues when drunk and hasn’t learned from past mistakes
Agreed. I wouldn’t say the “kick” was too over the top towards that woman. Ray Rice is one thing after that despicable video, but Hunt is not in that same category. But this guy obviously has issues when you account for the other incidents.
Ask Ray Rice about second chances
Seriously? Rice was washed up at the end of his career.
Hunt is going into his 3rd year. Huge difference
Also, Ray Rices offense was wayyyyyy worse
Ray Rice was a dinosaur, at 26 years old he should have been in a nursing home…
No, but he sucked at 26 years old
30 and his production went down the john.
He will sign with either Chicago or Philadelphia because of his past association with Pederson and Nagy. That you can bank on
Bears
John Fox go nowhere picking up Bronco rejects when he was HC of the Bears. Nagy trying that same approach with the Chiefs would be foolish.
He could always go home to Cleveland.
Manish Mehta would know being the Assistant GM of the Jets
He legitimately quoted Maccagnan.
Its a joke the guys on wfan call him the jets assistant gm because he’s a total whore and schill for the team
This has Cowgirls written all over it if they didn’t already have Elliott.
I don’t think the Jets should have commented on this. If he is cleared to play by the league and the charges are dropped, they just shot themselves in the foot. Silence is Golden!
The Jets shooting themselves in the foot wouldn’t exactly be a new development. With all the ammunition they have used to do that over the years, they could probably turn Met Life Stadium into an armory.
Pretty bizarre comment by Maccagnan about him and the wife. I don’t want to try to read anything into it but why provide the media sharks in NY a tidbit like that? Guy must be nuts.