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Referee Adrian Hill Leaves BillsTexans Game With Left-Leg Injury

NFL protocol shifted duties to umpire Roy Ellison.

Overview

  • Hill pulled up with a non-contact left-leg injury on a Bills punt in the third quarter in Houston.
  • He was helped off by Texans staff, could not put weight on his left leg, and was carted from the sideline for tests.
  • The Texans said he was taken for tests, and Sporting News reported he was undergoing an MRI, citing a local reporter.
  • Hill handed his white referee hat to umpire Roy Ellison, who assumed the referee role for the remainder of the game.
  • The officiating crew continued without an umpire, with no immediate diagnosis or timetable announced for Hill; he did not return.