As the 2024 regular season comes to a close, one NFL star appears to want out of his situation.
Tyreek Hill watched his Dolphins lose to the New York Jets on Sunday, and although the Denver Broncos won their matchup to clinch the final AFC playoff spot, he didn’t seem too happy that Miami wasn’t headed to the playoffs.
During his postgame interview, Hill was direct about missing the postseason for the first time in his career.
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Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill speaks to reporters after a joint practice with the Atlanta Falcons at the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, Florida, on August 6, 2024. (Sam Navarro-USA Today Sports)
“I just have to do what’s best for me and my family,” he said after telling reporters that this is the first time he won’t have a shot at the Lombardi Trophy. “If that’s here or wherever that’s the case, I’m going to be able to open that door for myself.
“I’m opening the door. I’m out, bro. It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for my career because I’m too much of a competitor to just be out.” there.”
If those comments weren’t enough, Hill basically doubled his X page.
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“The love and blessing of the nation opened the doors to the Hill family forever, nothing but respect and love,” he tweeted.
Hill just received a contract extension last offseason with the Dolphins. He expressed his desire for a new deal after previously getting a four-year, $120 million extension when the Dolphins negotiated with the Kansas City Chiefs to sign him in 2022.
Hill’s deal with the Dolphins in August was for three more years worth $90 million with $65 million guaranteed. Hill is then under contract with Miami for the next two seasons until he becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2027.
Those two seasons, according to OverTheCap, come with salary impacts of $27.7 million and $51.9 million respectively.
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill speaks to reporters after a team practice on Sept. 11, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Hill is easily coming off his worst season with the Dolphins. A lot of that had to do with the team’s quarterback issues, as Tua Tagovailoa dealt with another concussion this season.
After surpassing 1,700 receiving yards in his first two seasons with the Dolphins, Hill finished with 939 yards on 79 receptions (120 targets) with six touchdowns. This comes after he led the NFL in both receiving yards (1,799) and receiving touchdowns (13) in 2023.
Hill has been consecutive first-team All-Pro selections in 2022 and 2023 as he continued to showcase his elite speed and receive skills away from the Chiefs, with whom he spent his first six seasons.
The eight-time Pro Bowler would be a hot commodity on the trade market, but it’s unclear what exactly the Dolphins will do, or if Hill is simply having a bad reaction after missing the playoffs for the first time in his career.
For the Dolphins, if missing the postseason wasn’t enough, having a disgruntled star in the locker room is not a fun scene heading into the offseason.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. (Images by Vincent Carchietta-Imagn)
Dolphins owner Steve Ross also mentioned after the game that general manager Chris Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel are two people he believes in, giving them job security heading into the 2025 offseason.
