Tyreek Hill has stated multiple times in 2024 that he intends to stay with the Miami Dolphins for the remainder of his career. NFL career. However, after the Dolphins’ final game of the 2024 season, the star receiver had a change of heart, vent frustrations Sunday about his role on a non-playoff team and repeatedly suggesting he was going to “open the door” to a possible relocation before the 2025 campaign.
“There are a lot of things I need to reevaluate in my career,” Hill told reporters after Miami fell to 8-9 this year. “I just have to do what’s best for me and my family, whether it’s here or elsewhere. I’m going to open that door eventually. … I’m leaving, bro. It’s been great to play here, but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for my career. I’m too competitive to be there.”
Hill just restructured his contract with Miami this season, so a trade would require some financial gymnastics. But the Dolphins would avoid a lucrative $51.89 million payout to Hill in 2026 if they find a viable suitor, and given Hill is just a year away from recording a career-high 1,799 yards upon receipt, this does not seem implausible. Here’s a first look at some logical candidates to call up the Dolphins:
The Falcons paid Kirk Cousins big money last offseason, but they’re on the verge of shedding his future salary cap space after turning to rookie Michael Penix Jr., whose the big left arm has shined enough down the stretch to warrant additional help through 2025. Hill could be considered a prime missing piece for a now younger offensive core, and as a bonus, he was born and grew up in the Georgia region.
While Zay Flowers is an emerging star and the Ravens rely heavily on the combined talent of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, this team clearly needed some extra help when they acquired Diontae Johnson at the trade deadline. exchanges of the season. Hill would be a much splashier swing, but his speed would give the rocket-armed Jackson the most prolific deep threat he’s ever had.
Coach Matt LaFleur has notably downplayed the idea that his offense needs a true No. 1 heading into this season, but with Christian Watson constantly getting hit, he might prefer to secure Jordan Love as a proven playoff stretcher. With over $60 million in cap space projected for 2025, it’s not like the Packers couldn’t meet Hill’s contract demands up front.
Hill spent years terrorizing the AFC West as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Chiefs’ arch-rivals could sorely need some wide receiver help after running an old-school run-first offense in the playoffs in Jim Harbaugh’s first year at the top of the staff. They should have plenty of money after cutting expensive veterans to rebuild the wide receiver group in 2024. And Hill could be a perfect complement to Ladd McConkey.
The ascendant Commanders already deploy one of the NFL’s best wideouts in Terry McLaurin, but they could afford to pursue an elite running mate, boasting a projected salary cap hit of $99 million in 2025. Better Still, they have a dynamic young quarterback in Jayden Daniels who could call upon Hill. After dealing with Jahan Dotson, this team has a chance to improve further on the perimeter.
