FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – High and tight. High and tight. High and tight. How many times had Kareem Hunt heard that? How many coaches had preached that? If you’re going to carry the football, if you’re going to be a running back, you can’t fumble, they all said. Hold the ball high and tight and you won’t.
From the youth leagues of Northeast Ohio, to Willoughby South High and the University of Toledo, that was the mantra. Even into Kansas City Chiefs camp, where fundamentals remained a focus for the third-round pick.
And he always listened.