Until last year, the Hill brothers from Tulsa, Okla., had never faced each other in organized football. Their first matchup was supposed to happen Week 5 last season, but Justice missed that game against the Bengals due to injury.
Finally, the Hill brothers faced each other in back-to-back games – Week 17 in Cincinnati, and the following week in the playoffs.
The Bengals won both games, but Justice says he got the best of Dax. Justice was a gunner on special teams, while Dax was lined up against his brother as a blocker. In Week 17, Justice eluded his brother’s attempted block and ran down the field to make a tackle on a punt return.
It’s a moment that Justice won’t let his brother forget.
“He might have gotten a shoestring on me,” Justice said. “I ran right by him.”
Justice returned faster than ever last season, bouncing back from a torn Achilles that cost him the 2021 season. He believes the Ravens can have the NFL’s deepest running back rotation in 2023 with J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards also a year removed from their torn ACL’s.
“When you go through those challenges, it really makes you stronger,” Hill said. “Our whole group has been through massive challenges. As a unit, all three of us our super strong – mentally, physically. That’s only going to catapult is to be one of the best position groups in the entire league.”
Justice is extremely proud of his brother, Cincinnati’s first-round pick in 2022 who is expected to blossom as a starter. The AFC North is big enough for their sibling rivalry and Justice looks forward to it.
“My entire life I hadn’t played against him,” Justice said. “We’ll have a lot more battles to go.”
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