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Will Hill III
No. 33 – Baltimore Ravens
Position:Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34)
Jacksonville, Florida
Career information
College:Florida
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2015
Tackles:183
Passes deflected:10
Forced fumbles:4
Interceptions:3
Sacks:1.0
Touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Will Hill III (born March 7, 1990) is an American football safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida and was a member of Florida's 2009 BCS National Championship team. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in 2012, and has also played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.

Early years

Hill was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He attended St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track. In football, he played receiver, quarterback, running back, and safety in his junior year. He ran for 682 yards from both running back and quarterback positions and threw for 758 yards. He had three interceptions and 68 tackles playing free safety and had 444 yards receiving.[1] As a senior Hill had 947 yards passing and seven touchdowns, he rushed for 960 yards and 19 touchdowns and had 43 tackles, four interceptions and three pass breakups on defense. He was a first team all-state selection. He was 2007 New Jersey Offensive Player of the Year.[2]

In track and field, Hill competed as a sprinter. He recorded a personal-best time of 52.9 seconds in the 400-meter dash as a freshman.[3] In addition, he also ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash as a senior.

Following his high school senior season, Rivals.com, ESPN and Scout.com all rated Hill as the top high school safety in the nation. ESPN rated him as the second overall football prospect and the top-ranked overall athlete in the nation. Rivals rated Hill tenth and Scout rated him sixth among all college football recruits.

College career

Hill accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2008 to 2010. As a free safety and special teams contributor, he was chosen to be on the 2008 SEC Football All-Freshman Team.[4] Hill compiled 48 tackles and two interceptions as a freshman for the Gators. He recorded the first tackle of the 2009 BCS Championship Game, in which the Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 24–14.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		202 lb
(92 kg) 		4.63 s 1.56 s 2.69 s 4.19 s 6.94 s 34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		 13 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[5]

Hill was not selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. Hill later signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL).[6]

New York Giants

On May 14, 2012, Hill was signed by the New York Giants. Hill was eventually activated to the active roster.[7]

On June 2, 2014, Hill was waived by the Giants.[8]

On June 3, 2014, Hill was activated from the other league exempt list by the Rattlers.

Baltimore Ravens

It was reported on July 25, 2014 that the Baltimore Ravens signed Hill after former Giants teammate, Aaron Ross, was injured in training camp and lost for the entire 2014 season.

On November 24, 2014, in Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints, Hill intercepted quarterback Drew Brees and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown. The Ravens won the game 34-27.

On August 27, 2015, the Ravens signed him to a 2-year contract extension worth roughly 7 million dollars.

Personal troubles

On October 8, 2012, the NFL suspended Hill for using the prescription drug Adderall. He was able to return to the Giants active roster on November 5.[9] Hill was suspended a second time for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL substance abuse policy; his suspension ended on September 30.[10] Following his second suspension, Hill underwent drug rehabilitation is March and April in Boston, and followed that with outpatient meetings in New Jersey.[11]

On December 21, 2013, Hill was arrested in New Jersey on a warrant for outstanding child support payments.[12] Despite the arrest, Hill still played that Sunday against the Detroit Lions. During the game he intercepted a pass thrown by Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter and scored on a 38-yard touchdown to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, the Giants would go on to win the game 23-20.

In March 2014, New Jersey police issued a warrant for Hill's arrest for failure to pay child support.[13]

On May 30, 2014, Hill was suspended for the first six games of the 2014 season for violations of the league's substance abuse policy.[14]

Hill has been trying to make changes in his personal life. "I sit in the house with my family. I used to be a nightclub guy, especially coming out of college. I've just been watching a lot of movies. I'm a homebody. I took a long look in the mirror and decided to change a lot of things," Hill said in December 2014.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Scout.com Stats". Recruiting.scout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Will Hill (October 10, 2010). "ESPN.com Stats". Insider.espn.go.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.hctca.org/meetrecords.html
  4. ^ "2008 SEC Football All-Freshman Team Announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83020&draftyear=2011&genpos=FS
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ "New York Giants activate Will Hill, place Michael Coe on IR". National Football League. November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. ^ Graziano, Dan (2 June 2014). "Giants waive Will Hill". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "Giants' Safety Hill Suspended For Adderall". CBS News New York. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "Giants safety Will Hill suspended four games for second consecutive season". The Sporting News. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Giants' Will Hill opens up about drug use". Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  12. ^ Orr, Conor. "Giants' Will Hill arrested for non-payment of child support, will play on Sunday". NJ.com. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Wilson, Aaron. "Ravens' Will Hill has active warrant for failure to pay child support in New Jersey". The Baltimore Sun.
  14. ^ "CSafety Will Hill suspended for six games". Giants.com. May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014. [dead link‍]
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