That’s not the case for recently fired Browns running backs Stump Mitchell, who in a tell-all interview with Camryn Justice of local TV station, News Channel 5, expressed no ill will for the Browns organization or head coach Kevin Stefanski.
He did however express regret over one thing – running back Kareem Hunt.
Asked to discuss the talented running back room he’s worked with since his arrival in Cleveland in 2019, Mitchell, unprompted, suggested he lamented not getting more out of Hunt, calling into question the 28-year-old’s work ethic.
The thing that I couldn’t do while I was there is get the best out of Kareem,” Mitchell said.
“If they bring him back, I hope the next coach will be able to get the best out of him.
As a coach, all you want to do is to make a player better, but I wasn’t able to get him to not be the last guy in meetings, not to be out at practice on time.
Kareem is a hell of a player, but this is a team game.
Mitchell went on to explain some of the wways he attempted to draw more out of the former Chiefs running back, even encouraging key leaders on the team to speak with him. According to Mitchell, none of it seemed to change Hunt’s demeanor.
“I tried to use every avenue that I could with Jacoby Brissett, also Deshaun [Watson], those guys talking to him,” Mitchell said. “But timing in this business is everything.
