▁X L . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁off season , ▁Hill ▁was ▁tag ged ▁as ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁franch ise ▁player . ▁The ▁Se ah aw ks ▁removed ▁the ▁franch ise ▁tag ▁on ▁Hill ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁making ▁him ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁because ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁draft ed ▁highly ▁tout ed ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁Line back er ▁A aron ▁Cur ry ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁However , ▁several ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Hill ▁re - signed ▁with ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁on ▁a ▁ 6 - year , ▁$ 3 8 ▁million ▁contract . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Hill ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁for ▁mar iju ana ▁possession ▁after ▁police ▁found ▁him ▁passed ▁out ▁behind ▁the ▁wheel ▁of ▁his ▁car ▁at ▁an ▁intersection . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Hill ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁domestic ▁ab use ▁in ▁Iss aqu ah , ▁W A ▁when ▁he ▁hit ▁his ▁girl friend ▁leaving ▁" ob vious ▁inj uries " ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Iss aqu ah ▁Police ▁Department . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁court ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁would ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁if ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁one - year ▁domestic - vi ol ence