Peyton Hillis: His Road to the Cleveland Browns

December 4, 2010   ·   Joe Hunley   ·   Jump to comments

Peyton Hillis, running back for the Cleveland Browns, has become the subject of numerous sports articles, blogs and your typical football chatter among friends and rivals.  Hillis has rapidly become the major offensive weapon of the Cleveland Browns. With his punishing, hard-hitting style of running, and an occasional leap over a defender, Hillis is a crowd favorite, not to mention he is fun to watch.

Hillis is becoming somewhat of a hero in Cleveland, giving fans something to cheer about and adding excitement to a rather lackluster Cleveland Browns offense. Browns fans can only be thankful that the Denver Broncos put Hillis on the road to Cleveland.

Racking up yards running the football seems to be a gift that came to Hillis at an early age. In 2003, while attending Conway High School in Conway, Ark., Hillis averaged 10.1 yards per carry and rushed for 2,631 yards in his senior year. His performance in high school prompted many major colleges to recruit Hillis. Ala...

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