Kareem Hunt has another lapse in judgment, failing to realize how little room for error he has

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt went out to a bar on Saturday night and ended up having a conversation with police officers. No charges were filed and nothing particularly notable appears to have happened, except that he was in a bar in the first place. The problem is Hunt, who has put himself in a position where his career is hanging by a thread after a series of dumb decisions involving bars and alcohol, doesn't get to go to bars anymore, so long as he plans to be an NFL player.

What should've been clear before he made the decision to go to out is that he's not getting the benefit of the doubt from anyone. At all. That tends to happen when you're on video kicking a woman and you're seeing a counselor for issues with alcohol and anger as part of your plan to be reinstated and employed. There are people out there who want to see Hunt fail and it should come as no surprise how quickly video came out.

And while this doesn't rise to the level of John Dorsey needing cut bait on Hunt, it does undoubtedly come with some uncomfortable conversations about it and some real consequences, whether Hunt realizes it or not.

First, there is no scenario where Hunt goes to a bar and it ends well for him. A quiet evening with a friend where he does nothing but drink iced tea, but is seen in a bar, still looks bad. The mere appearance of impropriety for Hunt is going to be a big deal. It should be as simple as anything he is doing in public that he wouldn't want to admit the next day at Browns headquarters isn't worth doing. They are going to find out one way or another.

In a dead period for news, Hunt is suddenly the story in Cleveland, which is definitely not what he ]or the Browns want. It's going to sit there and stink and fester. And it showcases why all of the questions and any puff pieces related to Kareem Hunt likely make the Browns cringe, because they will be used against them in this situation, even if they were just answering a question or supporting their player.

Not only does this remind everyone of the risk involved with Hunt, but it could help seal his fate in Cleveland after this season. There is a large sentiment suggesting the Browns will undoubtedly keep Hunt for 2020, but these type of situations make it far more likely the Browns unload the risk of Hunt as soon as they possibly can. If they can get a lucrative draft asset for Hunt after a productive second half of 2019, they unload the risk and come away with profit.

The most disappointing part of this is that after unloading players that brought on this kind of attention like Johnny Manziel and Josh Gordon, the Browns find themselves right back in it thanks to Hunt and the man who brought him in. And now every player and coach at training camp gets to answer questions about Hunt, which immediately puts a damper on things. In light of this situation, there are some people that may want to rethink their ignorant takes on Duke Johnson.