Peyton Hillis Injury: Hamstring Will Sideline Browns RB In Week 9

After leaving the field, Hillis underwent an MRI. The results have not been announced, so unclear if a decision about Hillis’ availability beyond this week has been made.

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Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that several of Hillis’ Cleveland Browns teammates staged an intervention of sorts this past Wednesday as they try to get Hillis refocused moving forward. While the hamstring injury is a legitimate issue, the previous bout of strep throat resulted in Hillis acknowledging that his agent suggested he sit out the game.

Once that hit, it is not surprising that Hillis’ teammates are getting fed up with the situation:

For now, we will wait for comments from head coach Pat Shurmur and of course the pre-game inactive list on Sunday.

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The Browns face a fairly bad Houston Texans rush defense and this could provide Hillis with an opportunity to get back on the fantasy radar. He was limited in practice on Thursday but proclaimed himself pain-free. Assuming no setbacks, Hillis will likely get the bulk of the carries on Sunday.

Given the Texans rush defense, Hillis is a worthwhile start if you did not already unload him in a sell low trade. It remains to be seen if Hillis will ever approach what he did last season, but for now he is worth sticking back in your lineup. If he struggles again this week, he could quickly become a matchup-only running back.

We will have the full Thursday injury report when it comes out and from there we can keep an eye on Hillis’ practice status heading into Friday. If he has any sort of regression, lineup considerations can be adjusted accordingly.

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Right now, it would appear that Chris Ogbonnaya will likely get the starting snaps on Sunday. It is a tough matchup against a solid Giants rush defense. And if the Giants jump out to an early lead, I would not expect a whole lot of production from Ogbonnaya.

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He suffered the injury in the first quarter but stayed in to carry the ball four more times before coming out. He later returned to the game but will get an MRI to determine the severity of his hamstring injury.

This clearly isn’t the season that Hillis envisioned as he’s been dinged up a couple times amid contract-related controversies.

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According to John Clayton of ESPN, Hillis has a hamstring injury. The Browns have not yet specifically commented on the severity of the injury. Hillis was having a seriously rough day before he was removed, rushing six times for just 14 yards without contributing in the receiving game at all. He’s been replaced primarily by Monterio Hardesty.

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