NFL referee leaves game after non-contact injury
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Injuries have ravaged NFL teams throughout the 2025 season, and the issue affected NFL officials during Thursday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans.
Head referee Adrian Hill fumbled during the Texans’ third-quarter play. He was seen watching a play unfold in the end zone. When Hill started to move, he caught her left leg.
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Umpire Adrian Hill is on the field during a game between the Chicago Bears and New York Giants at Soldier Field on November 9, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Hill was helped off the field and had to be taken to the locker room. Referee Roy Ellison served as the chief referee for the remainder of the match.
Hill has served as an NFL official since 2010 and made his debut as a line judge in a game between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys on September 12, 2010. He was promoted to umpire in 2019 following the retirements of Pete Morelli and Walt Coleman.
Ellison is also a long-time official and there has been some controversy regarding his career in the NFL.
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Medical personnel treat Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard, 8, after he suffered an unknown injury during the second half of the NFL football game against the Houston Texans on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
In 2018, he faced Bills linebacker Jerry Hughes. The NFL player ran into Ellison in the tunnel after the game between the Bills and Miami Dolphins. Hughes accused Ellison of swearing at him. Ellison was reportedly fined a game voucher for the incident.
Both teams suffered injuries during the match.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen had to leave the game after getting roughed up on a play. Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir, linebacker Maxwell Hairston and offensive lineman Dion Dawkins were evaluated for concussions. Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard injured his elbow and was out for the remainder of the game.
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The Texans were playing without quarterback CJ Stroud as well as safety Jalen Pitre, who were both injured.
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