Carlos Hyde juggling birth of child and playing for Browns on Thursday night

Carlos Hyde had quite a conundrum on Thursday, and only part of it had to do with the New York Jets defense.

The Cleveland Browns’ starting running back was expecting the birth of his child on Thursday. Labor was induced on Wednesday night, according to Omar Ruiz of NFL Network.

The problem was that with less than 90 minutes before kickoff of “Thursday Night Football” — the game can be livestreamed on the Yahoo Sports mobile app (IOS and Android) — Hyde was still awaiting the birth of his child. He eventually had to go to the stadium if he wanted to make it in time for the game. Hyde had said on social media earlier this week that he was expecting a boy.

This made Hyde’s day even crazier: Thursday was his 28th birthday.

Carlos Hyde was expected to go straight from the hospital to stadium

Ruiz reported, citing team sources, that even though the birth of his child hadn’t happened by 7 p.m. ET, Hyde was still expected to go straight from the hospital to the stadium and make it by the 8:20 p.m. kickoff.

Hyde had to go and get ready for the game before the baby came, Ruiz reported. He was on the field warming up, seemingly checking his phone.

Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com said Hyde was on the field in full uniform about 40 minutes before kickoff.

It made for a hectic night for Hyde. Warmups for Thursday night had started and Hyde was still at the hospital. Yet, he made it in time to get ready before kickoff. Hyde was in the starting lineup for the Browns, lining up behind quarterback Tyrod Taylor on the first play. He had a nice 22-yard run in the first quarter, one of the Browns’ few highlights early in the game.

No matter what, it’ll end up being one of the more memorable nights of Hyde’s career.

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