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49ers sign RB Brian Hill after injury in RB room

The #49ers are adding another RB for the preseason finale.

The 49ers are adding some running back depth for the final week of the preseason.

With RB Jeremy McNichols nursing a hamstring injury, San Francisco is set to add veteran RB Brian Hill according to the Athletic’s Matt Barrows. The addition was first reported by MLFootball.

San Francisco officially announced the move early Monday afternoon. To clear a roster spot they released recently-signed DL Tomasi Laulile.

Hill played three games for the 49ers during the 2021 campaign when they had a rash of injuries in the backfield. All 46 of his snaps came on special teams.

In five NFL seasons, Hill has 982 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 209 carries. He figures to get plenty of work in the finale behind Jordan Mason and Tyrion Davis-Price.

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XFL’s Brian Hill emulates The Rock with People’s Elbow after touchdown

An homage to XFL boss Dwayne Johnson from Battlehawks RB Brian Hill

St. Louis Battlehawks running back Brian Hill delivered on a promise Sunday as his team dueled the D.C. Defenders in XFL 2023 play.

Hill had said he would deliver the People’s Elbow — made famous by XFL honcho Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

AJ McCarron found Hill wide open in the flat and the RB did the rest.

Once the six points were on the scoreboard, Hill went into his WWE act.

And the real deal:

The Orlando Magic will induct John …

The Orlando Magic will induct John Gabriel and Brian Hill into their Hall of Fame on Wednesday, March 2 at 3 p.m. in Amway Center, near the Nutrilite Magic Fan Experience.** Gabriel and Hill become the 10th and 11th inductees into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame. In addition to the induction ceremony, Gabriel and Hill will be honored that night during Orlando’s game vs. Indiana. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. and tickets are available through OrlandoMagic.com or by calling 1-800-4-NBATIX.

49ers add RB to practice squad, release S Tony Jefferson

The #49ers added a running back to their practice squad with just one fully healthy RB on their roster.

The 49ers have some bad injury issues in their backfield, and for the second time this season they find themselves scrambling for depth. San Francisco on Wednesday announced running back Brian Hill was added to their practice squad. Safety Tony Jefferson was released in a corresponding move.

JaMycal Hasty is the only running back on the 49ers’ roster that practiced in full Wednesday. Jeff Wilson Jr. (knee) was a limited participant. Elijah Mitchell (knee, concussion) and Trenton Cannon (concussion) were both absent from the session.

Hill, 26, was a fifth-round pick of the Falcons in 2017. Atlanta cut him during his rookie year and Cincinnati added him for six games. He rejoined the Falcons the following year and spent the next three seasons there. In four NFL seasons Hill has played in 45 games with three starts. He notched 982 yards and three touchdowns on 209 carries. The Titans signed Hill this offseason, but was let go at final roster cuts. He also spent time with the Browns practice squad in November.

There’s a good chance Hill is at least active Sunday and depending on Wilson’s knee he could see a role as the RB2 behind Hasty.

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Browns activate 2 from IR, waive Andrew Billings in flurry of roster moves

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and M.J. Stewart are back, while Andrew Billings hits the waiver wire

The Cleveland Browns kept the recording secretary at the NFL’s transaction wire busy on Saturday. The Browns activated two players from injured reserve and waived DT Andrew Billings in the flurry of activity.

Linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and cornerback M.J. Stewart have rejoined the active 53-man roster from the team’s IR. Both had been designated to return earlier by Cleveland and are now healthy enough to help the team.

To make room for Owusu-Koramoah and Stewart, the Browns waived veteran DT Andrew Billings. The other spot was still open from the departure of WR Odell Beckham Jr. earlier in the week.

Cleveland also elevated four players from the practice squad to help cover for the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak afflicting the team. Those elevated:

RB Brian Hill

CB Herb Miller

WR Jojo Natson

FB Johnny Stanton

Hill is designated a standard elevation, while the other three are COVID-19 promotions that will not count against the number of times they can be elevated. Hill just recently joined the Browns and now could be in line to get legit carries with three RBs all sidelined on the COVID-19 list.

Billings will be subject to waiver claims. He played just 72 snaps in six games and recorded one tackle.

Colts worked out RB Brian Hill

Colts held a workout for RB Brian Hill on Monday.

The Indianapolis Colts held a workout for running back Brian Hill on Monday, per the league’s transaction wire.

A fifth-round pick with the Atlanta Falcons in 2017, Hill has spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals (2017), Falcons (2018-2020) and was on the offseason roster for the Tennessee Titans (2021).

The Colts reportedly had interest in Hill during the pre-draft process in 2017 but wound up drafting Marlon Mack in the fourth round instead. That turned out to be the right move in Chris Ballard’s first draft as general manager.

The Colts backfield is set for the most part. Jonathan Taylor is knocking on the door of stardom while Nyheim Hines continues to be an electric and versatile piece. Mack is still on the roster despite being a healthy scratch in Week 9. The Colts have no plans to move on from him. Meanwhile, undrafted rookie Deon Jackson has earned a spot on the active roster.

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Titans part ways with five players among seven roster moves

The Titans have begun trimming their roster down to 53 players.

The Tennessee Titans made a total of seven moves on Sunday afternoon with the deadline for final cuts just a few days away on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

The team announced that it has placed running back Brian Hill on Injured Reserve and center Ben Jones on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Jones is the eighth player on the COVID-19 list, and the ninth placed there this week.

In addition, Tennessee parted ways with five players, including releasing outside linebacker John Simon and safety Clayton Geathers, and waiving defensive back Nate Brooks, linebacker Cassh Maluia, and defensive lineman Freedom Akinmoladun.

With these moves, the Titans are now down to 72 players on their current roster. They must be down to 53 by Tuesday at 3 p.m. CDT.

The biggest surprise of the moves made was the waiving of Simon. Granted, it wasn’t an earth-shattering kind of surprise, but a surprise nonetheless, as Simon worked fairly high in the outside linebacker rotation.

His departure is a great sign for fellow outside linebackers Ola Adeniyi and Derick Roberson.

Hill’s injury, which happened during Saturday night’s preseason finale versus the Chicago Bears, fully opens the door for running back Mekhi Sargent to make the cut if the Titans carry a fourth back.

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Atlanta Falcons sign former Tennessee Titans RB D’Onta Foreman

Foreman looked good in limited work for the Titans in 2020.

Former Tennessee Titans running back D’Onta Foreman has found a new home with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Monday morning, rejoining his former offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith.

Foreman, a former third-round pick of the Houston Texans, tore his Achilles during his promising rookie campaign in 2017 and played in just one game in 2018 before not playing at all in 2019.

The Texas product resurfaced with the Titans in 2020 and looked like he was all the way back. Granted, he only carried the ball 22 times over six games thanks to Derrick Henry dominating touches, but he did look explosive and averaged 4.3 yards per carry. Foreman also added one receiving score.

Foreman will join a Falcons running backs room that also includes Mike Davis, Qadree Ollison, Cordarrelle Patterson and Javian Hawkins.

The Titans added a former Falcons running back earlier this offseason with the signing of Brian Hill, who we project will land one of the spots at the position on the initial 53-man roster.

Atlanta will host Tennessee in Week 1 of the preseason on Friday.

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Titans add two more to punt return competition in training camp

Five players in total are competing for punt return duties in Titans training camp.

After a recent practice, Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel revealed that wide receivers Cameron Batson, Mason Kinsey and Chester Rogers were all competing for the punt return job ahead of the 2021 campaign.

However, during practice on Saturday the team appeared to add two more to the competition, as running backs Brian Hill and Darrynton Evans both did punt return work during practice, per ESPN’s Turron Davenport.

Davenport also noted that wide receiver Josh Reynolds was fielding punts during minicamp, but he appears to be dealing with an injury after leaving practice early on Thursday and not participating on Friday or Saturday.

Evans, who figures to serve as the team’s kick returner in 2021, and Hill have never fielded punts during their college or pro careers. The former was Tennessee’s main kick returner in 2020 when healthy.

Out of the five participants in this competition, Rogers remains the most experienced after returning 60 punts over his four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.

Kinsey assumed the role in college, and Batson has three punt returns in his NFL career, all of which came for the Titans in 2018.

This situation clearly remains fluid, but it’s one that could lead to the Titans carrying a seventh receiver thanks to wide receiver Marcus Johnson consistently standing out. Johnson is not trying out for punt return so far.

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