East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Their backfield a question mark, the winless New York Giants said Wednesday they have signed running back Peyton Hillis, the former 1,100-yard rusher for the Browns who was cut last month by the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
Hillis, 27, said he was coming into the situation “with an open heart and open mind.”<\/p>\n
The Giants picked him up because, as a Giants.com writer put it, their backfield is “unsettled.”<\/p>\n
It has been plagued by injuries.<\/p>\n
Starting running back David Wilson is out with a neck injury he suffered Oct. 6 and a timetable for his return hasn’t been set.<\/p>\n
Brandon Jacobs, re-signed last month, suffered a hamstring injury in last Thursday’s loss to the Bears, which dropped the Giants to 0-6 for the first time since 1976.<\/p>\n
Da’Rel Scott, also recently re-signed, was waived Tuesday after hurting his hamstring against Chicago, leaving the Giants with only had one healthy back at practice on Monday — rookie seventh-round pick Michael Cox.<\/p>\n
Hillis didn’t see any action before he was cut by the Bucs. He spent last season with the Chiefs, rushing for 309 yards and a touchdown in 13 games — including two starts.<\/p>\n
He hasn’t approached the numbers he put up in 2010 with the Browns: 1,177 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing with 477 yards and two touchdowns receiving.<\/p>\n
Hillis says he hasn’t had “too much of an opportunity” since leaving Cleveland and thinks he might be a quick study with the Giants playbook.<\/p>\n
“From what I understand, a lot of the terminology is the same as it was in Tampa, and so it may be a quick process,” said Hillis. “Maybe, maybe not. We’ll see.”<\/p>\n
The Giants face the Vikings at home on Monday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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