Bills running back Nyheim Hines has retained counsel following a jet ski accident that claimed his 2023 season.

Hines is out for the year after he was on a jet ski and was struck by another rider, causing a torn ACL, in July.

Attorney Brad Sohn tweeted a statement on Hines’ behalf on Thursday, appearing to threaten lawsuits against the rider who hit him and the company that rented a jet-ski to that person.

“According to North Carolina authorities, Nyheim Hines was struck by a recklessly operating jet-skier traveling at potentially 40 miles per hour and in violation of North Carolina’s minimum watercraft education requirements,” the statement said.

“The reckless operator was cited by authorities as causing the accident. Nyheim, who has his boating license and was likely traveling at about 10 miles per hour was not cited and has engaged my office to hold the necessary parties accountable for ending his season and costing him potentially many millions of dollars.

“Why someone elected to rent a jet-ski to such a person and why this person chose to do so are questions my office will be looking into very closely in the coming weeks. I look forward to doing everything I can to put the pieces back together for Nyheim, who is a terrific person and client.”

After the accident, NFL Network reported that the Bills were playing hardball over giving Hines the full amount of his signing bonus.

Hines entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Colts in 2018, and remained there until he was traded to the Bills in the middle of last season.

Though Hines was not prominently featured in the Buffalo offense after the acquisition, he notably returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the team’s Week 18 matchup against the Patriots, their first game after safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field against the Bengals.