‘For a discount’ – Tyreek Hill’s past stance comes back to haunt him as he angles for Chiefs trade
Tyreek Hill failed to hit 1,000 yards for just the third time in his career this season. The Miami Dolphins receiver failed to hit the mark as a rookie and in 2019, when he only played 12 games for the Kansas City Chiefs. Hill struggled with drops in the 2024 seasonGetty He also missed the playoffs for the first time in his career and decided enough is enough in Florida after a 32-20 defeat to the New York Jets to close the season. “I feel like at the end of the day, there’s a lot of things that I need to reassess about my career and just see what I need to do to continue to get better as a player,” the 30-year-old said in the locker room. “So I can continue to reach that thousand-yard mark.” Hill, who led the NFL with 1,799 receiving yards in 2023, left the Chiefs in 2022 as he wanted to be the best-paid wideout in the NFL. He got his wish with a $120million deal – and signed a massive three-year extension worth $90million five months ago – but has seen his former team win back-to-back Super Bowls without him. As his career heads towards an inevitable conclusion and the Chiefs head into the quest for an unprecedented three-peat, Hill appears to have decided that wins mean more than his bank balance. “This is my first time I haven’t been in the playoffs,” he added. “I just got to do what’s best for me and my family. “If that’s here or wherever the case may be. I’m finna open that door for myself. As I’m opening the door, I’m out bro. “It was a great playing here but, at the end of the day, I got to do what’s best for my career. I’m too much of a competitor to be, you know, just out there.” Asked if that means he wants to leave Miami, he said “yeah” and walked off. Hill may be forced to repair his relationship with Miami fansGetty The superstar wideout could have won championships in Kansas CityAP Hill’s X account now includes a reference to Antonio Brown quitting on Tampa Bay Hill appears to have made his preferred destination clear on X. “Happy new year especially to the chiefs,” he posted on January 1. Fans weren’t feeling too sympathetic after seeing the clip on social media – with many suggesting Hill should have had his priorities right in 2022. “Tyreek Hill realizing he left what may be the first team to ever win back to back to back Super Bowls and possibly the greatest QB of all time to play for the Miami freaking Dolphins,” wrote one. “Bro had patrick mahomes, money aint everything,” added another. “Wonder how many teams could actually afford a $30M cap hit just to watch the rest of their receiving room get cooked by double coverage all season,” posted a third. “He’ll come back home for a discount,” noted a fourth. If the Dolphins were to trade Hill before June 1, they would have to eat $44million in dead cap with savings of just $15.5million. After the deadline, they would see the dead cap spread over the 2025 and 2026 seasons, making a pre-2026 release extremely expensive for Miami. There is also the issue of Hill’s remaining contract. Few teams have the projected cap space for 2025 to take it on – the Chiefs aren’t among them, meaning their former star would have to put his money where his mouth is and accept a massive pay cut to return. There is a long time between the end of the season and the next campaign and both Miami and Hill may hope his comments are forgotten by then. The superstar offered an olive branch via his X account on Sunday night. “Love fin nation blessing yall opened doors for the Hill family forever nothing ,but respect and love,” he posted. But he later changed his profile picture to a photoshopped image of Antonio Brown walking out of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in a hint he is doubling down on his stance. We’ are just a month away from Super Bowl 59 and talkSPORT will be live from New Orleans for build-up and live coverage talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio and this weekend the NFL Playoffs get underway with 5 exclusive commentaries on talkSPORT2. On Saturday evening, we have full live commentary as the best in the NFL go head-to-head, knowing they’re just three wins away from the biggest game in all of American sports. For more details head to talkSPORT.com and join the team this Saturday evening from 9 pm for Chargers @ Texans to kick start the weekend. LIVE ON TALKSPORT2 Saturday 11th January 21:30 Los Angeles Chargers v Houston Texans 01:00 Pittsburgh Steelers v Baltimore Ravens Sunday 12th January 18:00 Denver Broncos v Buffalo Bills 01:00 Washington Commanders v Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday 13th January 01:00 Minnesota Vikings v Los Angeles Rams And subscribe to our dedicated NFL YouTube channel ‘talkSPORT End Zone’ where will will have news, views, interviews and build up as we count down to the biggest game of the year
Tyreek Hill failed to hit 1,000 yards for just the third time in his career this season.
The Miami Dolphins receiver failed to hit the mark as a rookie and in 2019, when he only played 12 games for the Kansas City Chiefs.
He also missed the playoffs for the first time in his career and decided enough is enough in Florida after a 32-20 defeat to the New York Jets to close the season.
“I feel like at the end of the day, there’s a lot of things that I need to reassess about my career and just see what I need to do to continue to get better as a player,” the 30-year-old said in the locker room.
“So I can continue to reach that thousand-yard mark.”
Hill, who led the NFL with 1,799 receiving yards in 2023, left the Chiefs in 2022 as he wanted to be the best-paid wideout in the NFL.
He got his wish with a $120million deal – and signed a massive three-year extension worth $90million five months ago – but has seen his former team win back-to-back Super Bowls without him.
As his career heads towards an inevitable conclusion and the Chiefs head into the quest for an unprecedented three-peat, Hill appears to have decided that wins mean more than his bank balance.
“This is my first time I haven’t been in the playoffs,” he added. “I just got to do what’s best for me and my family.
“If that’s here or wherever the case may be. I’m finna open that door for myself. As I’m opening the door, I’m out bro.
“It was a great playing here but, at the end of the day, I got to do what’s best for my career. I’m too much of a competitor to be, you know, just out there.”
Asked if that means he wants to leave Miami, he said “yeah” and walked off.
Hill appears to have made his preferred destination clear on X.
“Happy new year especially to the chiefs,” he posted on January 1.
Fans weren’t feeling too sympathetic after seeing the clip on social media – with many suggesting Hill should have had his priorities right in 2022.
“Tyreek Hill realizing he left what may be the first team to ever win back to back to back Super Bowls and possibly the greatest QB of all time to play for the Miami freaking Dolphins,” wrote one.
“Bro had patrick mahomes, money aint everything,” added another.
“Wonder how many teams could actually afford a $30M cap hit just to watch the rest of their receiving room get cooked by double coverage all season,” posted a third.
“He’ll come back home for a discount,” noted a fourth.
If the Dolphins were to trade Hill before June 1, they would have to eat $44million in dead cap with savings of just $15.5million.
After the deadline, they would see the dead cap spread over the 2025 and 2026 seasons, making a pre-2026 release extremely expensive for Miami.
There is also the issue of Hill’s remaining contract.
Few teams have the projected cap space for 2025 to take it on – the Chiefs aren’t among them, meaning their former star would have to put his money where his mouth is and accept a massive pay cut to return.
There is a long time between the end of the season and the next campaign and both Miami and Hill may hope his comments are forgotten by then.
The superstar offered an olive branch via his X account on Sunday night.
“Love fin nation blessing yall opened doors for the Hill family forever nothing ,but respect and love,” he posted.
But he later changed his profile picture to a photoshopped image of Antonio Brown walking out of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in a hint he is doubling down on his stance.
We’ are just a month away from Super Bowl 59 and talkSPORT will be live from New Orleans for build-up and live coverage
talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio and this weekend the NFL Playoffs get underway with 5 exclusive commentaries on talkSPORT2.
On Saturday evening, we have full live commentary as the best in the NFL go head-to-head, knowing they’re just three wins away from the biggest game in all of American sports.
For more details head to talkSPORT.com and join the team this Saturday evening from 9 pm for Chargers @ Texans to kick start the weekend.
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21:30 Los Angeles Chargers v Houston Texans
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01:00 Washington Commanders v Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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