Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has released a statement regarding his current situation after being signed by the team on Monday.

After an enormous amount of speculation as to Hunt's future in the league, it was the Browns that decided to take the risk on adding the former Pro Bowl back to their roster.

Hunt was released by the Kansas City Chiefs back in November after a TMZ video showed him kicking and shoving a woman at a Cleveland hotel.

However, the Browns have chosen to give Hunt another chance, and he issued a statement through the team following the surprising signing:

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“First off, I would like to once again apologize for my actions last year. What I did was wrong and inexcusable. That is not the man I was raised to be, and I’ve learned a great deal from that experience and certainly should have been more truthful about it after the fact. I’m extremely grateful that John Dorsey, Dee and Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns organization are granting me the opportunity to earn their trust and represent their organization in the best way possible on and off the field. I am committed to following the necessary steps to learn and to be a better and healthier person from this situation. I also understand the expectations that the Browns have clearly laid out and that I have to earn my way back to the NFL. I’m a work in progress as a person, but I’m committed to taking advantage of the support systems that I have in place to become the best and healthier version of myself.”

Even with him being added to the roster, it will likely be a while before he comes close to stepping on the field for the Browns due to the NFL's ongoing investigation into the incident.

Hunt is on the Commissioner's Exempt list at the moment and is expected to face a suspension.