Former Arkansas and Browns running back Peyton Hillis is no longer on a ventilator and is “on the road to recovery,” his girlfriend, singer and actress Angela Cole, said Wednesday night.
The update comes after Hillis, who reportedly saved his children from drowning in the ocean off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., earlier this month, was in critical condition after the incident.
“A hero. ❤️ So proud of this man and so incredibly grateful for family and this incredible hospital,” Cole wrote in the caption of an Instagram video showing pictures of her and Hillis. “Peyton is off the ventilator and is on the road to recovery. Please continue to pray for he’s still got a ways ahead of him, but thank you for all of your prayers and love and support thus far. It truly makes all the difference. Today was a good day. ❤️🙏🏻”
