“Every team did it. They'll say, 'You white boy, you ain't gonna run on us today. This is ridiculous. Why are you giving offensive linemen the ball?' All kinds of stuff like that you hear on the field, but I use that to my advantage. I kind of soaked it in, ate it up a little bit, because I enjoyed it.”

American former professional football running back

Peyton Hillis is an American former professional football running back. Born in 1986, he played seven seasons in the National Football League and is best known for his time with the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft. After two seasons in Denver, he was traded to Cleveland in 2010 and rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his first season there. His later years in the league were spent with the Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Giants.