Well, well, well....look who may be back afterall....
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns running back Peyton Hillis is ready to make his return after missing six straight games with a hamstring injury.
Hillis practiced Friday for the first time since Nov. 4 and may play on Sunday at Cincinnati. Hillis first got hurt on Oct. 16 in Oakland and was poised to return three weeks ago before he aggravated the hamstring during practice. Earlier this week, Browns coach Pat Shurmur ruled Hillis out for this week's game, but Hillis is now a game-time decision against the Bengals.
Hillis' second season with the Browns has been loaded with drama. He expressed disappointment at not getting a contract extension and missed one game with strep throat on the advice of his agent.
http://news.yahoo.com/browns-hillis-could-return-sunday-190943649.html
Hillis really wants to play. Now. He opens up
Nov 25th, 2011 @ 1:48 pm by
Steve Doerschuk
Peyton Hillis said his head isn’t all over the place and that calling his ordeal a nightmare is “way too dramatic.”
He says his meeting with Browns veterans was “very professional” and that talk about a rift between teammates and him is “hearsay.”
“Me and the guys are fine,” he said.
He wants to play at Cincinnati. he sounds invigorated about his progress from his hamstring injury.
He said he was injected with “a PRP shot” about three weeks ago that is supposed to promote healing, and did. He laughed when asked to explain what a PRP shot is, saying he only knows it involves using the injectee’s own blood.
• Pat Shurmur said in no uncertain terms when all the backs are healthy that the pecking order is 1, Hillis; 2, Hardesty; 3, Ogbonnaya.
Shurmur saiod playing Hillis will be “a game-day decision.”
• Mike Hanke used to tell me that it’s “champing at the bit,” not chomping. From what I gathered, Hillis is champing, champing and salivating about facing Cincinnati.
“It’s looking very positive for this game,” he said.
He wouldn’t necessarily start in his first game back after five on the shelf, Shurmur said, but again, Shurmur made it clear later that Hillis is No. 1, when he’s healthy.
Today was his first practice since Nov. 4. It was a fairly full practice.
• Playoffs? Yes, Hillis talked about playoffs.
“We’re in a race right now,” he said. “If we can win out, that would be a really great thing for us.”
http://blogs.cantonrep.com/freshbrownies/hillis-really-wants-to-play-now-he-opens-up/
I'm thinking that all of the Browns RB's must be healthy, or close to it, in that they released backup Thomas Clayton today.
