KALISPELL — Six-year NFL veteran Lex Hilliard is still recovering from a shoulder injury that cost him the 2013 season with the New York Jets, but he's not ready to walk away from the game he loves.

Lex Hilliard, former running back for the Montana Grizzlies, played for the Dolphins, Vikings, Patriots and Jets during his six-year NFL career. He lost his job in the NFL in the summer of 2013 ...

In a Tuesday Oct. 1, 2013 photo, Kalispell native and injured New York Jets fullback Lex Hilliard talks to his Flathead County Parks and Recreation youth football team in a huddle during a game at ...

KALISPELL -- Lex Hilliard, the former Flathead High standout and record-holding University of Montana running back, will be taking a break at home this week before the Miami Dolphins' training ...

MISSOULA — When Lex Hilliard was 7 years old, he shuffled out to his backyard wearing a motorcycle helmet and a chest protector. He was ready to play football. His 14-year-old brother halted the ...

New York Jets veteran fullback Lex Hilliard broke his scapula and will be placed on injured reserve. Hilliard started nine games last season. He was trailing seventh-round rookie Tommy Bohanon in ...

Why Hilliard Should win: The numbers, plain and simple. Last week, in a 52-7 victory over Northern Colorado, Hilliard became the Grizzlies' most prolific scorer on the ground in history with his ...

Grizzly running back Lex Hilliard says his musical tastes shade toward hip-hop, and he uses the standard phrases of a 22-year-old college student, such as "this sucks" and "it's kind ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Rob Ash was pretty certain he'd seen the last of Lex Hilliard. Just to make sure, he double ...