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ce with a statement that throws a wrench into the prospects of one of the best teams in football.The league has officially placed Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt on paid leave pending the resolution of the internal investigation regarding allegations of violence against a female.“The NFL has placed Kareem Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs on the Commissioner Exempt list Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Jersey , and as a result, he may not practice, play or attend games,” the league announced. “The NFL’s investigation Terrance Smith Jersey , which began immediately following the incident in February, will include a review of the new information that was made public today.”The last sentence implies that there was an investigation that remained open prior to the publication by TMZ of a video that shows Hunt shoving and kicking a woman at a Cleveland hotel in February. It also implies that the league didn’t know about the video before today, even though the league undoubtedly knew about the allegations against Hunt.The league has yet to admit that it didn’t know about the video, which raises the question of why the NFL didn’t know about the video. Given the Ray Rice debacle from 2014 Khalen Saunders Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , the NFL should always track down surveillance video of anything that happened in a place where surveillance cameras are likely to be placed, such as a hallway in a hotel. Which may explain why the NFL has for now glossed over the question of what it knew and when it knew it about the video.Chiefs open as road favorites against Broncos Oddsmakers opened the Kansas City Chiefs as 4.5-point favorites in the upcoming Monday night game against the Denver Broncos.That also happens to be exactly the point spread for the game shown by FiveThirtyEight.com’s Elo predictions model, too.But unlike the FiveThirtyEight point spread, the betting line will change as the week progresses Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 2019 , depending on how much money comes in for each team.So far, the line has dropped.It’s down to 4 points in some sportsbooks — and is as low as 3.5 in others — suggesting that the betting public is putting more money on the Broncos in the early wagering.Here’s your reminder: oddsmakers aren’t trying to predict which team will win.Their goal is simply to get an equal amount of money bet on both teams.That’s the way they make the most money.There are two things to watch right now:Broncos rookie running back Phillip Lindsay could face a suspension from the NFL after being penalized and ejected for throwing a punch at the bottom of a scrum for a loose ball during Denver’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.And Dee Ford — who left Sunday’s Chiefs game with what head coach Andy Reid described as a “groin strain” will get an MRI Monday to evaluate the extent of his injury.Should either player not be available for Monday’s game, that would have the potential to change the betting lines.