Browns RB Peyton Hillis Sat Out in Week 3 With Illness Per Agent's Advice

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By Kris Knox

When it was announced that Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis would not play in the Week 3 matchup against the Miami Dolphins due to a case of strep throat, nearly everyone asked the same question.

How could one of the game's toughest and most physical players be sidelined by a sore throat?

Some even questioned if Hillis was really too sick to play at all, or if his lack of a long-term contract led to the decision.

However, it appears that Hillis did not suit up at the advice of his agent, Kennard McGuire. McGuire has since told the Associated Press that Hillis was too sick to play and playing might have jeopardized his health, his season and possibly even his career.

"I would give him the same advice to him or any of my clients as if he were my son," McGuire told reporters in a phone interview. "The game is physical enough, and the way Peyton plays the game, he needs all the elements of his physical game. Him being sick, and the level of his sickness, is the equivalent of being injured.

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