Peyton Hillis’ path in the NFL was a wild one: He went from a Broncos’ seventh-round draft pick who started his career as a fullback to gracing the cover of Madden NFL 12.
In a recent episode of NFL Throwback, Hillis shared his unlikely journey: “Once the game did come out, people were saying, ‘Who’s this guy? Cleveland Brown, white running back, who is this guy?'” Here are some highlights:
At being a 6-foot-1, 240-pounder in the backfield:
“I was always pretty much the biggest running back on the field at any given time.