Nyheim Hines

Colts running back Nyheim Hines will not return to Thursday Night Football after sustaining a concussion in the first quarter against the Broncos, ...

[Dolphins Coach Says Criticism About Tua Situation Isn’t Hard to Ignore](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/10/05/dolphins-coach-addresses-outside-noise-following-tua-tagovailoas-injury) [Alvin Kamara ‘Feeling Great, Ready to Roll’ vs. Both parties emphasized the focus on evaluating “gross motor instability” as part of the revisions. Seahawks](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/10/06/alvin-kamara-feeling-great-ready-to-roll-injury-saints-vs-seahawks) [Brady Says There’s a Lot of ‘Bad Football’ Being Played Right Now](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/10/06/tom-brady-criticizes-quality-of-play-in-nfl-this-season) The veteran RB went down at the 14:07 mark of the quarter, and appeared wobbly after trying to stand to his feet. He eventually managed to walk to the locker room under his own power. [launched an investigation](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/25/nflpa-to-investigate-concussion-check-dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-report) to see if there was any [“potential protocol violation”](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/30/nflpa-issues-statement-dolphins-tua-tagovailoa-injury) involved in the handling of Tagovailoa’s health dating back to his exit due to injury against the Bills in Week 3.

Hines is in the training room being evaluated for a brain injury, and the Colts list him as questionable to return. Hines, starting in place of the injured ...

Jones](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/11807/dj-jones) and [Nik Bonitto](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67778/nik-bonitto), with Bonitto appearing to make helmet-to-helmet contact with Hines. [Nyheim Hines](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8321/nyheim-hines) caught a 5-yard pass from [Matt Ryan](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/468/matt-ryan) before being swarmed. The Dolphins quarterback was allowed to return after clearing concussion protocol despite showing gross motor instability, a decision now under investigation by the NFL. [Deon Jackson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/64045/deon-jackson) now will fill in for Hines. [Tua Tagovailoa](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/57496/tua-tagovailoa) in the first half of the game against the Bills. [Quenton Nelson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8295/quenton-nelson) and [Bernhard Raimann](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67682/bernhard-raimann) quickly came to Hines’ side and helped hold him up before the team’s medical staff arrived.

Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines exited Thursday night's game after taking a scary hit to the head against the Denver Broncos.

[Colts Wire on Twitter](https://twitter.com/TheColtsWire) It was clear that Hines lost control of his legs—they essentially went limp as he was trying to walk off the field. On the first drive of the game, Hines caught a pass in the flat on third down.

Last week on "Thursday Night Football," Tua Tagovailoa's concussion became huge news. Part of the story was a clip of him, four days before, stumbling and ...

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The Indianapolis Colts entered Thursday night without superstar running back Jonathan Taylor. If that didn't hurt the Colts offense enough, just three plays ...

But facing a stingy Broncos secondary, it will undoubtedly be difficult for him to break loose. It took many moments for him to be able to stand. If that didn’t hurt the Colts offense enough, just three plays into the game against the Broncos, backup tailback Nyheim Hines left the game with an injury.

Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines has been ruled out of Thursday night's game against the Denver Broncos after a hit in the first quarter left ...

Jones](/nfl/players/2180646/d-j-jones/) and [Nik Bonitto](/nfl/players/2962030/nik-bonitto/) following a 5-yard reception. Hines was starting on Thursday night because [Jonathan Taylor](/nfl/players/2866395/jonathan-taylor/) is out with an ankle injury. [Indianapolis Colts](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/IND/indianapolis-colts/) running back [Nyheim Hines](/nfl/players/2183832/nyheim-hines/) has [been ruled out](https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1578185771563257856) of Thursday night's game against the [Denver Broncos](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DEN/denver-broncos/) after a hit in the first quarter left him appearing unstable.

Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines was ruled out for the rest of Thursday's game against the Denver Broncos and has a concussion, according to the ...

Milano was flagged for a roughing the passer penalty. The 24-year-old quarterback was sacked in the second quarter and laid motionless on the field for several minutes. After he was tackled, Hines had trouble getting back to his feet.

Colts running back Nyheim Hines exited Indianapolis' game against the host Denver Broncos on Thursday night with a concussion. On the third offe.

He had one carry for 3 yards in addition to the 5-yard reception before exiting. Hines then rolled around on the ground appearing somewhat dazed before getting up and trying to walk, but he staggered and couldn’t keep his balance. Offensive linemen and trainers quickly surrounded Hines to make sure that he didn’t fall, and he was taken to the locker room.

Hines was injured on the third play from scrimmage on a 5-yard reception from Matt Ryan. Broncos outside linebacker Nik Bonitto appeared to make helmet-to- ...

Broncos outside linebacker [Nik Bonitto](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67778/nik-bonitto) appeared to make helmet-to-helmet contact with Hines. They have combined for four carries for 14 yards so far. [Quenton Nelson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/8295/quenton-nelson) and [Bernhard Raimann](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67682/bernhard-raimann) held him up.

The Indianapolis Colts will be without Nyheim Hines after the running back suffered a concussion on the first drive of Thursday's game.

However, all thoughts are with Nyheim Hines right now after the scary scene. As Hines attempted to get up, he began stumbling on his feet in a scene that was scary and very hard to watch. That pushed the versatile [Nyheim Hines](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3916430/Nyheim-Hines) into the starting lineup and many were excited to see [Hines more involved](https://horseshoeheroes.com/2022/10/06/no-jonathan-taylor-frank-reich-nyheim-hines-involved-colts/) in the Colts’ offense.

The Tua Tagovailoa-Dolphins debacle caused the Indianapolis Colts to make a crucial Nyheim Hines decision on Thursday Night Football.

Jonathan Taylor was forced to miss Thursday’s game with an injury, and now Hines is in concussion protocol. For the Colts, holding out Nyheim Hines was likely an easy decision amid the Tua Tagovailoa concussion scare. The league was forced to implement new protocols as a result.