Peyton Hillis' Incredible Rise from an Unknown to the Madden Cover Athlete | Throwback Originals
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- Peyton Hillis recalls his journey from an unknown with the Denver Broncos to a start with the Cleveland Browns.
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This is the linsanity of the NFL
That's actually a good comparison
NurginAce linsanity lasted a few weeks, Hillis had over 1,000 rushing yards that year
Aric Ramsey I mean yeah, but it lasted a short time, and then he was pretty much out of the league. Just saying it’s a pretty close comparison between the nfl and nba
NurginAce I’m literally gonna kiss you rn
except he didnt cry like a bitch. the nfl has given up on meeeee
Dude is still jacked! That's a home grown, corn fed, country boy.
Country Strong!!!
Right!? When they said he’s 240, I was thinking, that’s a very conservative 240
@Mac10 Daddy He looks like he is pushing about 280, maybe more
If I didnt know better those arms look like Synthol arms if I have ever seen them.
@dēaþ No, it's the opposite of steroids. When you work out naturally for years, that muscle you packed on doesnt just go away. When you take steroids and then stop it goes away.
Says he wasn’t athletic
Hurdles atleast 3 guys in this video
yah its called being humble(white guy) not flip out when you get 1 yard gain
@@crdude806 what does being humble have to do with being white?
@@SkinBoy04 He played through nagging injuries and should have rested. He was trying to get paid, but as a white guy anything but "aw shucks, team first" is a big no-no.
BTW Hillis was making 500k and wanted 3 million and a few year contract. The media tore him a new asshole. Other RBs sit out for tens of millions and the media supports them, "PAY THAT MAN!"
He didn’t say he wasn’t humble
Man, he was the best fantasy football free agent I've ever had. Rode him to my first fantasy football championship. Good times.
Lol yea me too he won me $800 wow was he a beast that year I picked him up week 2
Did you made some money?
Kinda late I know, but do you remember the type of numbers he was posting? like Kamara or McCaffery type numbers?
@@krewgrrr8718 Definitely not, they put up insane numbers. But a step below them, like a free agent that played like a first round pick.
Same, I became a fan of his very quickly, lol.
Say what you want about him but he was a fuckn monster for that 1 season. I’m a saints fan but I use to watch the Browns Just to see that mans running style!!! Hard nose down hill!
TUFF GUY RIO facts bro ⚜️
Agreed! And I'm a Raven fan!!!
Agreed I’m a chiefs fan. (not a bandwagon) just trust me.
He was a beast and I'm not a Browns fan. But he deserved that cover and he got it 💯
They were a fun team to watch when they beat the Patriots and Saints. I wish that they ended that season on a high note.
Just think, Arkansas had Hillis, Darren McFadden and Felix Jones in the same backfield.
Just think, all 3 would go on to be over-hyped NFL busts.
McFadden was the best player on a very bad raiders team for a few years. Definitely not a bust
Mike August
If anything only Felix Jones can be considered a bust. McFadden was a solid player. Probably underachieved considering his draft position and hype surrounding him, but had a good NFL career. And Hillis, for a 7th round pick player overachieved. Can’t consider him a bust. But he did mess up after he got his money.
Yeah that was a scary trio
@@cruman87 Yeah, Felix was garbage but meh, I just remember the hype-train for McFadden being off the charts & he ended up being such an average player. Always hurt all the time too, he screwed so, so many fantasy owners. Big let-down being the #4 overall pick. Yes Hillis overachieved considering his draft position, but he straight fell of a cliff after that Madden cover. Like literally - you never heard from him again.
I met him after his first season in Cleveland. He stopped in after an autograph session at a local mall to attend a hunting/fishing expo I was also attending. We talked a few minutes, he was obviously busy and trying to stay unnoticed. He's a really down to earth, nice guy. I wish he'd have stayed in Cleveland. He was on his way to hero status there at the time. Long live the Albino Rhino!
@America He had 8 fumbles the year he went for 1,200 yards in Cleveland. The following year, he barely saw the field then got traded. How much of it was greed and how much was coaching?
“It was never flashy but it got the job done” my new motto
The last fullback hybrid that achieved a thousand yard season. Wonder if we'll see that again
Ya now a days they would just refer to him as a power back
Derrick henry
Tony Gotter Derrick Henry isn’t a fullback hybrid
@@rawyouout neither was Hillis when he ran for 1,000 yards. He was at RB.
No, and pretty soon the 1,000 yard rusher will be endangered too. It just doesn't make sense to run the ball that much in the NFL. Sadly, as a result, a ton of talented players have just been tossed aside.
The most unlikely Madden cover athlete EVER. Thanks for this inside look at Mr. Hillis.
Praying for Peyton Hillis. Dude took the league by storm. God bless.
What a beast he lit it up that year. I remember both games he played against my Ravens and the man was a monster. That game against the pats was incredible.
Dude is the literal interpretation of the Madden Curse
Another one.....
@Larry Lamovsky he was worth that money, and I'm not an browns fan.
@slight o hand Yeah actually everyone is now.
Anony Moose it’s a curse. Every athlete to grace the cover of madden has tanked the proceeding season. Brady is the only player to nearly break it, but lost the SB
KSI Neddy Calvin Johnson broke the single season receiving yardage record the year he was on it
I liked Peyton Hillis! He shot himself in the foot going half-ass when he was upset about his contract situation!
Andrew E. Craver damn why so aggressive?
Truth.
Dude the game is brutal i dnt blame him for wanting a new deal so what
@@andrew_e_craver shut the fuck up
@@andrew_e_craver weirdo
We need more fullbacks like him. Love seeing a huge back just run dudes over
RB*
@@DavidZ7785 to be fair he was a fullback for years before he was moved to RB following a ton of injuries on the depth chart.
I can tell this guy owns like 10 Can Ams has nice trailer setup and likes to go off-roading in his spare time lol
For sure. Definitely has a Real Tree sticker on each one too.
Best comment ever.... Rip!
OVOREYES he’s from Arkansas. There is no other way!
I wish this guy would have had just a bit more faith in himself. HE EARNED THAT MADDEN COVER.
Truth Hurts stfu he ain’t fat and he’s actually humble
Truth Hurts did you watch the same video I watched? No fat man could keep running like that. He was a tank
@ Fucker Prestidge : Lmao yeah he has a 1 year wonder & went back to being SHIT not even the Browns wanted him after he told them he would take less THE FUCKING BROWNS.,, KC, TB & NYG all realized he sucked.
@@joshw2551 your damn right
Truth Hurts idk if you’re trolling or if you’re a bitter browns fan or what. But I’m a browns fan, and I can tell you right now. I remember all of this very clearly. He WAS the Browns offense. It was no secret he was going to get 30 carries every game and break down the defense. He was a “one year wonder” because he never really got a shot before that, and his knees failed him afterwards because nobody wanted to catch his shoulder pads so they tried to cut him every play. So him asking for money would be the same as Todd Gurley asking for more money. They are going to have medical bills in the very near future, and they won’t be playing for much longer. He knew he couldn’t go 5 more years. Colt McCoy is still in the NFL. He meant much less to that team than Hillis. I don’t care if you have an opinion, just don’t act like he’s a bad person for trying to get paid as if he gave Browns fans a reason to show up every Sunday and he was going to need knee replacements before he was 40.
Dude he was one of the best RB’s I’ve ever seen. Such raw power and he was surprisingly quick too
Yeah, I noticed in the pre-season that year when they were using him as FB that he was pretty fast for being that big.
you’re overhyping him.
Is he the ONLY rb you have ever seen play????
@@Zack29810Not really. Though he didn't last, most guys who run to contact don't, he was extremely effective at running, catching and blocking. That he battered tacklers, rather than shed them or outrun them, made for great entertainment. If you weren't watching say pre 1995 NFL, you didn't see this violent running style often. I could see him being on some people's "favorite" list. Nobody said he is an all time great 😂
Just sounds like a good/likeable dude. Good for him for living his dream for a while.
Ray Lewis even respects him, hardest running back to tackle for him
Mitchell Trubisky guess who the best RB Ray Lewis said he ever played against?
Jason Watts Lamar Jackson?
Bear down
He's not the hardest rb Ray Lewis had to tackle smh GTFOH!
@@thadon1067 ray said he was the hardest to tackle for him. I think he meant it as the hardest to bring down because hillis was so strong. I dont think he meant the hardest to catch and tackle obviously
I'm from Cleveland, so when he made the cover of Madden, I bought a copy for each of my nephews. I was hype. 🤣🤣
Yo Uncle David, this is your long lost nephew Hoosier from Indiana. Hit me up
@@hoosierflatty6435 💀
@@Eugenepanels 3
I’ve split years of my life between Arkansas, Colorado and Northeast Ohio. My birth certificate says Denver, My wife’s says Little Rock, and my daughter’s has Canton, our next kid will have Denver on theirs. My closet is a mix of Cleveland, Broncos, and Razorbacks shit, lol.
I’ll fanboy anything from those areas until I can’t remember who the hell I am.
Yall got lucky Vick was dealing with the dog situation 💀, opponents preffered to vote for hillis then let a dog killer win
I remember voting for him every time I got home from school and being so happy that he got the cover, Peyton Hillis will always be a perfect representation of our franchise
He was amazing to watch that season. I think a lot of people voted for him, more than just Browns fans. He made the Browns relevant again for just a short while.
Shows PS3 cover but plays PS2 gameplay
Shit look like Madden 06
Madden 04 lol
Ps2 madden is king boi
Thtoneguyintheback of McDonald's no shit is trash
Tristan blue huh
I voted for him.he put Cleveland on his back that 1 year and it was fun to watch
Mike Crabtree Yeah, he led them all the way to
Todd P *too
Todd P lol I see what you did there. At least he gave Browns fans a reason to tune in.
I will never forget watching him plow through, and drag the ravens defense. I had never see anything like that.
he's the definition of next man up that's why you always got to be ready when someone goes down cuz you might get that type of opportunity that you otherwise would never get if the starters was healthy
That was so wholesome. “I’ll wear it on my shirt and be proud of it till the day I die”
Hillis from 2008-2010 was good, a lot of people forget he had a good year as a FB in Denver
5 yards a carry as a FB...Jeezus
He is so humble bro. I just discovered him and i already love him
You earned it, Hillis. Character and grit goes a long way! Congrats! I love to see humble and hard working people get recognition.
Madden 12 is still one of the best madden 💯💯
@@NICKLONG_17 not even close
08 08 08 08. Nufff said
The last good Madden.
Nicolas Long 13 is honestly one of the worst ever made 😂
@@NICKLONG_17 13 was fucking trash 08 and 09 were the best
He's still my favorite player of all time. If he ever reads this- thank you!
…how? Of all the great players? He had one good season
You were the most BRUTUL running back we ever had. Thank you for that year. Loved it
This man aint a slice, he the whole humble pie, glad for Peyton's success!
loved watching Peyton Hillis! love watching a running back like him. Every run just explosive and running people over
He was a helluva player at Arkansas. Very underrated draft prospect. Could play multiple positions and help on special teams. If I was a GM that year I would have definitely drafted him.
Wasn't he on the team with Cadillac and that guy who went to Oakland but couldn't stay healthy, McFadden?
I was so mad when McDaniels traded him. My grandpa has just gotten me a Hillis jersey. Dude was my favorite player since he was in Denver.
Marshall, Cutler, Scheffler, Hillis....he ruined that team:/
Mcdaniels was sent to Denver by Bellichick to ruin the one organization that Bellichick has always had a losing record against. Fucking hate Josh Mcdaniels with a severe passion.
Just a genuine and great guy for something like this to happen to, I always love to look back on his story
The humility on this guy is amazing. Miss him and guys like this on the field.
Razorback legend. They had McFadden, Felix Jones all on one team
Man I miss Peyton Hillis, he was a fav of mine at the time, great interview...!!! #teamunderdog
You're a true hero. Get well soon 💙
Such a humble young man so well grounded and what a BEAST!!! 👊🏻
These uploads are so awesome, best channel leading into the season
Peyton Hillis was a poor man’s Mike Alstott early in his career
Word
Word!!
More like Homeless Man.
@Costa Zambaras Rex Burkhead is a poor man's Danny Woodhead and I swear the Patriots are cloning their players.
I forgot about Mike Alstott for a while since he retired when I was a little kid, but he was the elite version of Peyton Hillis, a beast in NFL Street.
Those country boy was always a different breed, even since popwarner. They was always big af😭
I was so happy when he came to the chiefs didn’t work out but I was so stoked when we got him
The Broncos storyline is crazy. Had no idea. So cool. He is a beast.
I didn't even know he was ever on the Broncos
Yup the broncos had him first.. he was a beast...
Me and other Razorback fans were happy to see him on the Madden 12 cover! WPS!
This dude is Awesome. Much ♥️ and Respect. 💪
What an awesome video and story. I remember how fast he came, and quickly he disappeared. He seems like a good guy, one of us so to speak. He stayed humble (even so still) and seems to have great perspective about it all.
Thanks for the memories Mr. Hillis, and gl in the rest of life.
The Browns and the Lions are so good at wasting prime talent. Smh
Can Eli Manning get 2000 subscribers with videos? It’s actually sad
stfu
@@mcgb7490 you stfu
Okay, but why say this on a Peyton Hillis video lmfao
@khpitbos17 he was on the Browns.
I actually liked Hillis a lot it was dope to see someone like him switch from FB to RB and ball out for a year. It was short but sweet
Loved watching him play for the browns. He was such a beast.
Very humble, you deserve it. Great video!!
He was such a beast
This will get lost and no matter anyone says. He deserved that cover, my boy earned that. That "it wasn't flashy, but it got the job done." Is something I can definitely stand behind.
Humble people are so refreshing. Great dude. great player.
Much love from Cleveland. Cheers Peyton 🍻
Brandon Marshall, Jay Cutler, Ryan Clady, Peyton Hillis, Tony Sheffler, Eddie Royal. Mike Shanahan had the makings of a brilliant offense in 2008, then McHoodie came along.
Did you seriously just say Jay cutler... are you for real bruh!?
Sheffler and my uncle were best friends in highschool/college. My family use to be close to him, but once he got into the NFL he was kinda a douche.
@@themlh7037 Cutler was good in that system
@@marciethehalfsausage2678 Yeah, people just think of what he did with the bears
redskins1523 I have nightmares about what he did to the bears lol
I remember I had been following training camps that year and kept hearing Hillis’ name come up in Cleveland reports. I had seen his game vs Cleveland the year before so I decided to take a flier on him and drafted Hillis in the last round of my fantasy league, over Hardesty or w.e. his name was who was projected to be the starter. The whole league laughed at the pick and thought I was crazy.
I would go on to win that fantasy season in large part thanks to Peyton Hillis and that late round flier on a kid no one had ever even heard of.
A year later, he was on my team again as it was a keeper league and my fantasy team went the same way Peyton’s career ended up LMAO
One of my favorite players, dude was like big Mike. Big strong and fast and wasnt afraid to ram and slam into people. He was the runaway beef truck
One of my all time favorite running backs😎
My favorite Madden i still play cuz all the new ones blow
Madden 12 always will be the best madden
my favorite is madden 11
Dude I bought this game as soon as it came out and now I have some really good memories from it😢
Very humble and hardworking guy ✊🏽💯💪🏽
"Nothing to lose and everything to gain" that's deep
6:52 Belicheck with the stealth kill lmao
Definitely had a crazy year. All respect to him. Recall he had that dope face mask 💪🏽
I love how self-aware he is. Truly humble guy.
Best Cleveland Browns running back from the 80s earnest byner
Jeffery Robertson my little sister is friends with him 😂
Non Spicy memes oh yeah
Why are they showing footage from like madden 05 when he made madden 12
Lol that's madden 12 on the ps2. Why they used at is beyond me.
MilesDawkins247 didn’t expect you to be replying. Love ur vids
@@mykel4342 thanks man
@@MilesDawkins247 Peyton Hillis up the GUT!!
@@MilesDawkins247 peace love and hot sauce!!!!
I learn something new everyday. I wish we had these games on tv in England back in the day
My cousins and I loved him when we were kids. He gave us hope.
Busted alot of heads in the SEC as one badass Razorback Hog! Love ya Peyton, woo pig sooie
The irony of Peyton's stardom. White running back, black coach. Plays running back against the Browns, Browns traded for him. Brown Beat the Patriots, Tom Brady had long hair at the time. Michael Vick is throwing accurate passes at the time.
Damn that's all accurate!
Long hair Brady and accurate Vick. Lol
@jerry cruz The Eagles were not a "beast team" in January 2011 (2010 playoffs). Vick struggled mightily down the stretch of the regular season in 2010 and the Eagles weren't as good as in the first half. Literally like 3 weeks earlier the Eagles lost to JOE WEBB and the Vikings lol! Mike Vick had a phenomenal stretch during the first half of 2010 but it faded by year's end. The league caught up with his gimmick.
There is nothing to believe the Eagles "could have made the Super Bowl" in 2010. Vick had the ball in his hands with plenty of time to play, only needing a touchdown, and they go up by 3 points if they hit the conversion. He threw a god-awful pick to Tramon Williams in the end zone with plenty of time left. The pass was intended for Riley Cooper lmao! Tell me....why is he forcing the ball to RILEY COOPER? He's got DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin out there! And Shady in the backfield! The Eagles deserved to lose that game. Rodgers and the Pack were better. I'm a huge Eagles fan and remember this game like it was yesterday. Rodgers played superb. Vick choked.
Alot of respect for this guy
Those runs put a smile 😊 on my face
Ok, this dude is humble as hell. This totally changed my opinion on him.
I loved him at Arkansas. He was part of the 3 headed monster with darren mcfadden and felix Jones. When they ran the wild hog formation...shit was lethal.
Lethal? Did they win the national championship and go undefeated?
Its an uphill battle trying to win a national championship when your qb is Casey Dick. Team success aside, that was one of, if not the greatest season a trio of backs has ever had at any school in NCAA history.
His humility breeds his greatness!
Cleveland fan here. All love for this man!
First time I heard from him was a couple years back, decent player but should've been patient at the end of the season.
0:22 the guy is unstoppable 😱
They actually stopped him in the highlights.
HILLIS!!! LOVE THIS GUY!! PUNISHING, POWERFUL, PULVERIZER!! NO COINCIDENCE HE WEARS NUMBER 4O JUST LIKE ANOTHER FREIGHT TRAIN, MIKE ALSTOTT!
Sm respect, one of the best maddens ever
And then going back to being unknown
Pretty rich for being unknown.
@@UrlacherBears54 to be fair, a lot of unknown players can make money
I never forgot this dude
“That’s how a white man runs a football!woooooo”
Ok Steve Austin lol!
😆😆
I love watching you put the old school hits on the defense. You hurt people.
I ❤ Hillis. He’s ALWAYS on my Madden team.
Yes, I still play my PS2.
This guy was a beast Browns don’t know how to keep talent
He didn't do anything after that 1 year anywhere else either, so IDK what it has to do with the Browns.
(New title)
"Unknown to Madden cover athlete back to Unknown but now this Unknown has money"
My nigga I see you on any video that has something to do with football.
Dam real shit after this video I have nothing but respect for this man‼️
An amazing player, and humble.
Straight out of CONWAY ARKANSAS REPPIN.
LGP42 🤟🏿
Played with him there. And he was scary even then!
501 💯
I was at UCA when he was playing HS. Saw him pulling a truck up a hill one day.
nobody cares about arkansas bro....
Payton: I was always the biggest running back
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Hillis is still bigger than Henry though. Obviously not better but bigger.
Peyton hillis 6, 2 245 Derrick Henry 6 3 238 and they both ran 4.55 forty’s too
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That’s one of my favorite Maddens too 💯
So humble