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Nyheim Hines might want to lay off on the sea-faring activities for quite some time.

The Bills’ running back will miss the entirety of the 2023 season with a knee injury he suffered while he was on a Jet Ski, per NFL Network.

The report said Hines was “sitting stationary” on a Jet Ski when another rider struck him and he sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries that will require surgery and force him to miss the entire upcoming campaign.

The Bills acquired Hines, 26, for Zack Moss and a fifth-round pick in a midseason trade last year with the Colts.

Hines was rarely utilized in a crowded Buffalo offense.

He got just six attempts on the ground and caught five passes over nine regular-season games last year.


  Nyheim Hines, a versatile running back, will be sidelined for the entirety of the 2023 season. Getty Images Nyheim Hines, a versatile running back, will be sidelined for the entirety of the 2023 season. Getty Images

  Hines’s injury is serious, but not considered life-threatening. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hines’s injury is serious, but not considered life-threatening. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

But the versatile speedster was an important special teams presence for the Bills, often serving as a kick and punt returner and recording an unforgettable kick-return touchdown in the team’s first game since Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.

Hines raced down the field on the Bills’ first play of the game against the Patriots to record a 96-yard kick return touchdown in an emotional scene in Buffalo.

He added another kick return touchdown later that game to help power the Bills to a 35-23 win over their division rivals.


  Hines was used sparingly in Buffalo’s offense but made an impact on special teams. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con Hines was used sparingly in Buffalo’s offense but made an impact on special teams. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

  Hines suffered a knee injury while on a jetski. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Hines suffered a knee injury while on a jetski. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

Hines had previously played four and a half years in Indianapolis, where he mostly served as a backup to Marlon Mack and Jonathan Taylor, often utilized as a pass-catching threat out of the backfield.

The Bills reworked their running back room over the summer, opting to jettison veteran Devin Singletary and signing Damien Harris and Latavius Murray to complement second-year back James Cook.

Buffalo reworked Hines’ contract this offseason so that the running back would have just a $3.5 million cap hit this year and a $5.5 million hit next year.

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