DB Will Hill Gets Second Shot With New York Giants

[Sweets]

Will Hill should’ve been an early to mid-round pick last year based on his performance in college and his athletic ability. Hill’s 2010 suspension for an undisclosed violation of team rules, a run of posts on his Twitter account in reference to marijuana use and sex with prostitutes, the company he was keeping at the time, the negative impression he gave teams during interviews and a few other concerns all proved to be too many red flags. None of the 32 NFL teams was willing to give Hill a shot at any of their 1,700-plus available spots on their rosters or practice squads, even with a deal that didn’t include any guaranteed money. The Giants, who signed him to a minimum contract with no guaranteed money after he attended rookie minicamp in May on a tryout basis, so far, Hill has impressed Giants safeties coach David Merritt and the coaching staff on the practice field. But more importantly, as he readies himself for training camp later this month, he’s had an incident-free couple of months in which he’s said all of the right things. “I know I made mistakes and I had to learn from my mistakes and that’s what the year off did. I had to sit back, think and become a better young person,” Hill said. “It’s been a hard time. Many nights crying, many nights just wondering, ‘When is this going to happen?’ “But people were like, ‘Will, you’re a good athlete. Become a better person and everything will happen.’ ”

Source: The Redzone