Eugene Marquis ‘T.Y.’ Hilton was born in Miami, Florida, and will be entering the 2020 NFL season in his age-30 season. Hilton attended Miami Springs high school and played both basketball and football. He averaged 18.7 yards per catch as a senior and caught 785 receiving yards with 16 touchdowns. He also played on special teams and ended up going to Florida International University (FIU).

Hilton had an impressive career at FIU, playing all four years, setting the school records for career receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns among numerous other awards. At the NFL Combine he measured 5’ 9 ½” and weighed 183 pounds, running a 4.34 second 40-yard dash. Hilton was selected in the third round by the Indianapolis Colts of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Hilton spent the majority of his rookie season returning punts but also led the team in touchdowns with 7, catching 50 passes for 861 yards. Hilton has been in the NFL since 2012, playing in eight NFL seasons in total. Overall he has had a very healthy career, only missing four games out of seven NFL seasons entering the 2019 season (96%). Unfortunately in 2019 Hilton only played in 10 games secondary to injury.

So the question is was Hilton a victim of a bad injury or is ‘age’ starting to catch up with him? Well let’s figure that out by reviewing his injuries. He’s sustained lots of smaller injuries but he’s been able to play through them. Over the years he has suffered multiple injuries to nearly every body part, including his shoulder, ankle, hamstring, and a concussion. In 2018 he suffered a hamstring strain that caused him to miss two games. Then last season he unfortunately suffered a calf strain in practice of the Week 8. He ended up missing a couple games initially, then suffered a reinjury and missed a couple more, six in total.

Calf injuries are relatively common but are particularly annoying. Like groin injuries, calf injuri…