Cleveland Browns left tackle Joe Thomas (73) once blocked and …

AP FILE PHOTO, NOV. 21, 2010 | published: December 6, 2012

Cleveland Browns left tackle Joe Thomas (73) once blocked and did all he could to protect Peyton Hillis (40. But on Wednesday, Thomas blasted his former teammate, calling Hillis “a terrible distraction” and saying the running back put his contract situation ahead of the team. Hillis is returning to play in Cleveland on Sunday with the Kansas City Chiefs.