Lacking the playoffs for the primary time in his profession, Tyreek Hill generated a wave of headlines after testing of the Dolphins-Jets recreation after which indicating postgame he was finished taking part in in Miami. Days after from that incident, the events are circling again to 1 one other.
After Chris Grier mentioned Hill had not issued a trade request, Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, indicated during a “Pat McAfee Present” look his consumer is “dedicated” to the Dolphins. This comes after Hill had a productive assembly with Grier and Mike McDaniel. Whereas Hill has displayed some erratic conduct over the course of his profession, this case seems to have settled in the interim.
Hill, 30, checked out of the game without permission — an act McDaniel mentioned wouldn’t be tolerated once more — and after his postgame stance about leaving the Dolphins thanked Miami followers relating to his time with the group and adjusted his Twitter profile image to Antonio Brown‘s notorious 2021 walk-off sequence at MetLife Stadium. As this went properly past the large receiver performing an elaborate bit, Dolphins administration wanted to step in to defuse the state of affairs.
Till this season, Hill had justified his high-maintenance standing. The longer term Corridor of Famer is without doubt one of the greatest deep threats in NFL historical past, and he cinched up eventual Canton entry with back-to-back first-team All-Professional nods following 1,700-plus-yard seasons in his first two years in Miami. Hill’s transfer from Kansas Metropolis to Miami correlated with Tua Tagovailoa‘s upswing after two rocky years. The quarterback’s improvement performed into the Dolphins’ determination to regulate Hill’s contract, regardless of three years remaining on the 2022 settlement, through a major assure replace.
This season, Hill solely totaled 959 yards in 17 video games. The Dolphins’ quarterback shuffle, amid extra Tagovailoa harm bother, performed a central position on this modest quantity. Rosenhaus additionally mentioned a damaged wrist brought on the shaky season. Hill, per Rosenhaus, broke his wrist throughout a joint observe with the Commanders and opted to play via it reasonably than present process a really useful surgical procedure. Hill mentioned beforehand his wrist was impacted by the pregame arrest that occurred earlier than Week 1.
A December report classified the injury as a torn ligament. A November providing indicated no surgery was on tap. Both manner, Hill was hampered by the balky wrist this season. He’ll look to rebound in 2025, and the Dolphins gave him loads of incentive to take action through the reworked contract. Seeing different receivers signal contracts with higher buildings within the years since his $30M-AAV accord, Hill lobbied for a brand new deal this previous offseason. The Dolphins, as they did with Xavien Howard years in the past, gave in and approved $54M in additional guarantees. Hill’s deal nonetheless runs via 2026.
The Chiefs have received back-to-back Tremendous Bowls since buying and selling Hill, relying extra on a defensive blueprint. Stats-wise, Hill has received out, with each Patrick Mahomes‘ manufacturing dipping and Kansas Metropolis not coming remotely near changing the two-time MVP’s former prime weapon. Although, that was by no means anticipated. The Dolphins are additionally not on the identical aircraft competitively as Hill’s former group, inflicting frustration for the one-time Tremendous Bowl champ. Hill seems to have cooled down, however this case can be price monitoring in the course of the months main as much as coaching camp.
