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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

MISSOULA (AP) - 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 ...

Hilliard was first-team all-Big Sky in 2004 and 2005 as well, and left as Montana’s No. 2 career rusher, and No. 1 in touchdowns scored (52) and carries (806).

Jan. 29—The Montana Football Hall of Fame made it official Wednesday, announcing that Flathead High and Montana Grizzlies star Lex Hilliard will be inducted June 28 in Billings. "Lex Hilliard of ...

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 ...

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 ...

So when all-Big Sky running back Lex Hilliard went down with a torn Achilles tendon barely a week into the University of Montana's football camp, the rest of the Grizzlies had to go from denial ...