NFL ref leaves Bills-Texans game after scary non-contact injury

Injuries have ravaged NFL teams throughout the season and on Thursday night the issue struck NFL leaders during the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans contest Head referee Adrian Hill pulled up lame during a play on a Texans drive in the third quarter He was seen in the end zone watching a play unfold As he started to move Hill grabbed his left leg CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMHill was helped off the field and needed to be carted to the locker room Umpire Roy Ellison took over as the head referee for the rest of the competition Hill has been an NFL official since making his debut on Sept in a encounter between the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys as a line judge He was promoted to a referee in after Pete Morelli and Walt Coleman retired Ellison is a longtime official himself and has specific debate attached to his career in the NFL COWBOYS' CEEDEE LAMB CLEARS UP RUMORS ABOUT WHY HE TEAMMATE WERE BENCHED VS RAIDERSIn he had a run-in with Bills defensive lineman Jerry Hughes The NFL performer confronted Ellison in the tunnel following a encounter between the Bills and Miami Dolphins Hughes accused Ellison of calling him an expletive Ellison was reportedly fined one tournament check for the happening Both teams were also dealing with injuries during the tournament Bills quarterback Josh Allen had to check out after being roughed up on a play Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir defensive back Maxwell Hairston and offensive lineman Dion Dawkins were each evaluated for a concussion Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard suffered an elbow injury and was out for the rest of the match The Texans were playing without quarterback C J Stroud as well as safety Jalen Pitre who were both injured Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter