Dolphins' Tyreek Hill expands on his eyebrow-raising comments after season finale
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MIAMI — For the first time since suggesting he wants to leave the Dolphins, receiver Tyreek Hill expanded on those comments during a social media session on Saturday.
While Hill did not specifically say or strongly suggest that he wants to remain in Miami, he did say on a Twitch video “what you’all had heard at the end of the season was frustration, bruh. I’ve been winning my whole life, bruh. I don’t understand, bruh.
“I bust my [butt] every day. So I deserve to feel like that. I deserve to have some kind of opinion. [Expletive]. You all just want me to say, ‘Get them next year.’ [Expletive] that.
“We have to put some pressure on those [expletives]. You’all have to fix this [expletive], bruh. Come on, add some [expletive] dawgs in this [expletive]. I compete. I love to compete.”
The comments were uncovered by Brittney Lurie, a Dolphins content creator who hosts the Sideline Tea podcast.
Hill removed himself the Dolphins-Jets finale — for reasons apparently unrelated to any injury — and said afterward:
“There are a lot of things I need to reassess about my career. Just see what I need to do to continue to get better as a player so I can continue to reach that 1,000-yard mark. It [stinks] missing QB 1.... I’ve got to do what’s best for me and my family, whether that’s here or wherever the case may be. I’m opening the door. I’m out, bro.
“It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I’ve got to do what’s best for my career. I’m too much of a competitor to be just out there.”
Agent Drew Rosenhaus previously said that Hill remains committed to the Dolphins. General manager Chris Grier said two days after the season that Hill did not request a trade in his postseason meeting.
Hill, who led the league in receiving yardage in 2023 with 1,799 yards, slipped to 30th this season, with 959 yards.
His receptions dropped from 119 to 81 and his targets fell from 171 to 123, while his touchdown catches slipped from 13 to six.
Though Hill failed to come down with a few contested catches, his diminished production was largely a function of teams playing two deep safeties to take away deep shots and partly a function of Tua Tagovailoa missing six games.
Hill also played through a wrist injury sustained in a preseason practice. Rosenhaus said that multiple doctors suggested months ago that he undergo surgery on the wrist. Hill said in December that he hadn’t decided about surgery but was leaning against it at the time.
Hill said Friday on social media that he will “come back stronger and faster.”
Last August, Hill signed a restructured contract contract worth $90 million over three years (2024 through 2026) with $65 million of it guaranteed.
Hill is guaranteed $27.6 million this upcoming season. If the Dolphins trade him, Miami would carry a $28.3 million 2025 dead money cap hit if he’s traded before June 1 and a $12.7 million dead money 2025 cap hit if he’s traded after June 1.
On Friday, the Dolphins hired Robert Prince as their new receivers coach, replacing Wes Welker.
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