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Shawn Windsor: Kareem Hunt signing shows hitting women forgivable, but kneeling is not

BC-FBN-WINDSOR-COLUMN:DE — sports (800 words)

It’s a business decision. On that part we probably all agree.

Kareem Hunt is a gifted football player. That’s why the Cleveland Browns signed him. The Browns think the running back will help them win.

You don’t have to like it. And many of you probably don’t.

I don’t blame you. The video showing Hunt shoving and kicking an acquaintance in a Cleveland hotel last February is unsettling. It’s hard to get past that.

Just as it’s hard to get past the message this signing sent: that violence against women is forgivable; while kneeling during the National Anthem is not.