Adrian Hill, the referee for the Houston Texans vs. Buffalo Bills ‘Thursday Night Football’ game, suffered an injury in the third quarter of the contest and will not continue.
The injury occurred on a Bills punt midway through the third quarter. Hill was standing behind the play in the end-zone and pulled up and reached for his left leg after trying to run.
Hill’s injury was of the non-contact variety, and he was helped off the field by medical staff on hand for the game. He was unable to put much weight on his left leg, though he was seen standing on the sideline after getting off the field.
Hill was eventually carted off the field because of the injury. He was replaced at his referee spot by the crew’s umpire, Roy Ellison, and the switch will leave the officiating crew without an umpire for the remainder of Thursday’s game.
Hill has been an NFL official since the 2010 NFL season. He has been a referee since the start of the 2019 campaign.
Meanwhile, Ellison has been an NFL umpire since the 2003 season.
