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(Update: 1:45 p.m.): Hines sustained his knee injury because of a boating accident.
Update: Bills’ Nyheim Hines to have surgery after freak accident
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Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines’ 2023 season is over because of what can only be described as a freak accident.
It was revealed on Monday that the 26-year-old sustained a knee injury which would end his 2023 season before it even begins. The initial report only indicated it occured “off-site” away from Bills facilities in Orchard Park.
A follow-up report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero had shed light on exactly what happened.
Hines was not working out when the injury happened. Rather, he was taking some time off before training camp gets rolling on Wednesday. Reportedly, Hines was on a jet ski and was “struck by another rider and sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries,” per Pelissero.
Hines’ knee will require surgery. He’s likely to go under the knife this upcoming week.
Buffalo acquired Hines at the 2022 NFL trade deadline in a deal with the Indianapolis Colts. Running back Zach Moss went the other direction in the trade.
The Bills and Hines agreed to a restructured contract this offseason.
In nine games in Buffalo after the trade, Hines only had six carries and five catches. However, one catch did result in a touchdown and Hines also took two emotional kickoff returns for a score after Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest. Hines averaged 29.2 yards per return in 2023.
It was anticipated that Hines would again feature as a kick returner for the Bills in 2023. General manager Brandon Beane sparked the thought that Hines could have a bigger role going forward on offense as well during his end of season press conference in January.
Now Hines’ future in Buffalo is an uncertain one.
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