Take a bow, Taysom Hill. The New Orleans Saints football player was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career after playing as a runner, receiver and passer against the Cleveland Browns – not counting his impressive kick return for 42 yards.
Take that with his 138 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards and an 18-yard pass, and Hill had 188 yards from scrimmage and 230 all-purpose yards. Each of those totals was a personal best for him, and he also had three touchdown runs on the afternoon.
This is the third weekly honor for Hill following his previous appointment And . Call him quarterback, fullback, tight end or wide receiver – wherever Hill lines up, he makes plays. That's what interim head coach Darren Rizzi told FOX Sports sideline reporter Jennifer Hale during Sunday's win over the Browns.
“Taysom is an incredible football player. “Usually the more we can use him, the better we do,” Rizzi said on the broadcast, acknowledging Hill’s highlights despite an interception and a fumble that day. “We just have to do a better job and limit the negative plays, we can't turn the football over. “But we'll use Taysom as much as possible.”
Hill is averaging a career average of 38.3 rushing yards per game this season, in addition to 21.4 receiving yards per game, which is also the highest of his time in the NFL. Klint Kubiak and the Saints coaching staff expressed a desire over the summer to get more out of Hill than in previous seasons, and it's paying off. Hill just needs to stay healthy, protect the football and continue to earn recognition for his efforts.