When TMZ released a video of now-former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt shoving and kicking a 19-year-old woman at a Cleveland hotel in February on Friday, it marked the first time that either the team or the NFL had seen the footage, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
As it turns out, there may be a reason the Chiefs had not done so.
The Athletic's Nate Taylor reported Saturday that the franchise knew video evidence existed but was instructed by the NFL not to pursue it as the league investigated the situation.