Tyreek Hill's agent says WR is committed to Dolphins, reveals new information on his nagging wrist injury

David Furones, South Florida Sun Sentinel on Jan 9, 2025

Published in Football

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The agent for Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who recently expressed a desire to leave the team, said his client is now committed to the Dolphins.

Hill had a postgame outburst in which he indicated to the media that he wanted out from the team in the visitors’ locker room at MetLife Stadium, following the Dolphins’ 32-20 loss to the New York Jets in their season finale.

Drew Rosenhaus, Hill’s agent, told ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show on Thursday, those wishes expressed out of frustration immediately following a disappointing season have since subsided.

“I think, at the end of the day, he’s committed to this Dolphins football team,” Rosenhaus said. “He had an excellent meeting with (general manager) Chris Grier and (coach) Mike McDaniel. I believe that Tyreek is a great asset to the Dolphins, and I think he’s the least guy that people should be worried about for this organization. They have many more worries. Tyreek Hill is not one of them.”

Grier and McDaniel mentioned a productive hour-long conversation between Hill and the team when the two spoke to reporters Tuesday to wrap up the 2024 season. The Dolphins’ GM also said Hill had never requested a trade with him directly.

Despite Rosenhaus stating Hill’s commitment to the team, as to whether Hill still wants to be a Dolphin, the agent was noncommital.

“I’ve got to have that conversation with Tyreek,” Rosenhaus said. “I’m not going to speak for him. We’ll discuss that.”

After Sunday’s season finale in East Rutherford, N.J., Hill let loose with his public comments.

“I just got to do what’s best for me and my family, if that’s here or if that’s wherever the case may be. I’m going to open that door for myself. I’m opening the door,” said Hill, who finished the season shy of 1,000 receiving yards and is missing the Pro Bowl for the first time in his nine-year career.

“I’m out. It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I got to do what’s best for my career — because I’m too much of a competitor to be just out there.”

Rosenhaus said Hill’s comments were a culmination of frustration from a season in which the star wideout wasn’t productive, played six games without starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and also battled a nagging wrist injury he suffered in the preseason against the Washington Commanders.

Hill’s agent revealed his client opted against wrist surgery, which would’ve cost him the 2024 season.

“We have top wrist doctors saying to Tyreek, ‘You need to get this operated on; you’re going to miss the season,’ ” Rosenhaus said. “Tyreek says to me and the Dolphins, ‘I’m not going to miss the season. I’m going to play. I want to be here for my team.’

“The doctors all said it’s going to be painful, it could impact your entire career. If you don’t get it done now, you may not be able to fix it all the way. Tyreek said, ‘Hey, the heck with it. I’m a team guy. I’m going for it.’

“This hampered him all year long. He deserves a lot of credit.”

Rosenhaus said, of the 13 Dolphins players he represents, not one of them have a problem with Hill.

Hill pulled himself out of the game Sunday against the Jets, as it became clear the Dolphins weren’t going to get the help they needed to get into the playoffs, even if they won against New York. Miami needed a Broncos loss to the resting Chiefs, and Denver was running away with that game.

“What you see with Tyreek is very genuine,” Rosenhaus said. “He wants to win. It’s not good enough for him not to make the playoffs. He’s very passionate.”

Sanders honored

Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders was named the season’s final AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December and early January.

Sanders converted 15 of 15 field goals, including five from 50-plus yards, across the months of December and January, most in the NFL in that span. He received the honor despite missing two extra points in the stretch.

Sanders earned the honor in back-to-back months after also receiving it in November. It’s the fifth monthly NFL honor of his career.

Sanders is the fourth player in NFL history to earn the Special Teams Player of the Month award for consecutive months within the same season and the only one to do so twice in his career. He is also one of two players in Dolphins history to earn Player of the Month honors consecutively, joining defensive end Jason Taylor, who won it in October and November 2002.