NFL Trade Rumors: Peyton Hillis Will Force His Way Out of Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns have proved they are not going anywhere this season, and it is about time for the team to appease their star running back’s true wishes of getting paid.

Since they will not give him the money he deserves, there are plenty of teams in the NFL that will pay him what he needs, and the Browns will have to deal the running back if they don’t feel he is the future.

While the coaching staff wants him as a bigger part of the offense, the ownership knows if they want the bruising running back next season. If that answer is no, then the Browns must make a move.

Browns left tackle Joe Thomas told the Cleveland Pain-Dealer about the team’s plan for Hillis and their frustrations:

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"It was a little tough because we really wanted to feed Peyton early and often. When he came down with that injury early, you've kind of got to scramble a little bit. Also a little bit of that was the way Oakland was playing us, they broke tendency. They were trying to pressure us with six-, seven- and eight-man blitzes to stop the run but also to bring one more blitzer than we had a blocker. So it was a little bit tough when Peyton went down. I'm hoping that he can get healthy and we can feed him a bunch next week."

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There is no doubt that teams across the NFL who lack a potent running back would take a serious look at trading for Peyton Hillis, especially those lacking a running game that are in playoff contention.

While it is very far-fetched because of salary cap issues, but if the New York Jets could work out a deal to move salary and picks, that would be the perfect trade destination of the powerful Hillis.

Even if it's not the Jets, the key is that a team lacking a running game or a contender looking for that short yardage back short term will get exactly what they paid for.

Hillis is the kind of team player that any organization in the NFL would be silly to pass on, and there is a great chance Hillis is wearing a color other than orange next Sunday.

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