From second-round promise to jobless and jailed in five years. A cautionary tale about squandered talent and alleged violence that could land him behind bars for a long time.
Hill's NFL career was already over before this arrest. Now he's facing assault charges involving a pregnant victim — one of the most serious domestic violence contexts. The grin in his booking photo? That's not helping his case.
The charges stem from a 2025 investigation — two bond-forfeiture warrants finally caught up with him. The pregnant woman's identity and her relationship to Hill remain undisclosed. Ellis County Sheriff's Office hasn't released further details.
After Dallas, he bounced around: Arizona (6 games, 1 sack), Cleveland (signed March 2023, cut by August), New England (practice squad, 1 game). Released October 2024. No team has touched him since.
Hill was a 2019 second-round pick (58th overall) out of UCF. The Cowboys expected production — they got 25 games, 39 tackles, and half a sack over four years. Dallas cut him mid-2022. Total bust.
Ex-Dallas Cowboys DT Trysten Hill, 28, arrested in Texas on March 26 — charged with assaulting a pregnant woman and blocking her emergency call. He's sitting in Ellis County jail on $3,500 bond, grinning in his mugshot like this is all a joke.
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From second-round promise to jobless and jailed in five years. A cautionary tale about squandered talent and alleged violence that could land him behind bars for a long time.
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Hill's NFL career was already over before this arrest. Now he's facing assault charges involving a pregnant victim — one of the most serious domestic violence contexts. The grin in his booking photo? That's not helping his case.
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The charges stem from a 2025 investigation — two bond-forfeiture warrants finally caught up with him. The pregnant woman's identity and her relationship to Hill remain undisclosed. Ellis County Sheriff's Office hasn't released further details.
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After Dallas, he bounced around: Arizona (6 games, 1 sack), Cleveland (signed March 2023, cut by August), New England (practice squad, 1 game). Released October 2024. No team has touched him since.
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Hill was a 2019 second-round pick (58th overall) out of UCF. The Cowboys expected production — they got 25 games, 39 tackles, and half a sack over four years. Dallas cut him mid-2022. Total bust.
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Ex-Dallas Cowboys DT Trysten Hill, 28, arrested in Texas on March 26 — charged with assaulting a pregnant woman and blocking her emergency call. He's sitting in Ellis County jail on $3,500 bond, grinning in his mugshot like this is all a joke.