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Pitt S Brandon Hill Meets with Three Teams at NFL Combine

Former Pitt Panthers safety Brandon Hill has been busy finding potential landing spots at the NFL Combine.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt S Brandon Hill Meets with Three Teams at NFL Combine
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INDIANAPOLIS -- By the time Pitt Panthers safety Brandon Hill stepped to the podium to take some questions from the media assembled at the NFL Combine, he had already taken some meetings with teams from around the league who will look to bolster their secondary in this year's draft. 

Hill, the only Pitt defensive back at the NFL Combine this season, has participated primarily in informal meetings with clubs. The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans were two of those meetings and Hill said playing for DeMarco Davis, the newly-minted head coach of the Texans who holds a strong defensive background, would be a blessing. 

“I would love it," Hill said. "I would love the opportunity. I’d love playing for a defensive-minded coach who puts an emphasis on defense but also just blessed for the opportunity.”

Hill added that he had met with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He said the possibility of working with Todd Boles, another defensive-minded head coach, is also exciting. Hill also has a connection with former Buccaneer and Pitt safety Jordan Whitehead, now 

“I know Jordan Whitehead used to play for them," Hill said. "I know they’re a great defense and they take pride in their defense so that was also a great conversation.”

Hill was asked if he met with the Pittsburgh Steelers, neighbors to his college team at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, but said he hadn't yet gotten the chance. 

“Not yet, but I’m looking forward to it if that opportunity comes.”

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Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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