NY Jets FB is done for the year after breaking his scapula (shoulder blade) during Tuesday’s practice. Hilliard had signed a one year with the Jets in March and was competing for the starting job with rookie, Tommy Bohanon.
Jets FB Lex Hilliard will have season-ending surgery to repair a broken scapula, per league source.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 21, 2013