Leroy Hill - #56 - LB
| Status | Inactive |
| Height/Weight | 6' 1"/ 238 lbs. |
| Birthday | 09/14/1982 |
| Birthplace | Haddock, GA |
| College | Clemson |
| Years played | 9 |
| Drafted | 2005, 3rd round, 34th pick by Seahawks |
Seahawks LB Hill arrested on assault charges
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Hill has been arrested after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and kept her in his home against her will.|||||||
According to a release from the Issaquah Police Department on Wednesday morning, Hill was arrested on investigation of unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence and third-degree assault-domestic violence. Issaquah police said Hill would be booked into the King County Jail.
Hill is active for Sunday's playoff game at Washington.|||||||
Hill was inactive for the Seattle Seahawks last week with a hamstring injury.
Hill is active for Sunday's game against Arizona after missing last week's win over Chicago with an ankle injury.|||||||
Hill was listed as questionable for Sunday's game, but made it through pregame warmups and is expected to start. He was the only starter whose status was in question for Seattle.
Run-stuffing defensive end Red Bryant and linebacker Leroy Hill will both be game-time decisions for the Seattle Seahawks entering Sunday's big NFC matchup at Chicago.|||||||
Hill went through a workout to test his sore ankle, but how the injury responds will determine if he plays against the Bears. Bryant and Hill are listed as questionable.
Hill was arrested by police in Atlanta for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.|||||||
This isn't Hill's first run in with off-field problems. He was arrested in January 2009 on a marijuana-possession charge in Georgia and was given 12 months of probation. He also was arrested on a domestic violence charge in a Seattle suburb in April 2010.
