Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill says his end-of-season comments came from a place of frustration, after missing the play-offs for the first time in his NFL career.
Hill hinted at a possible exit from the team he has spent the past three seasons with after the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the New York Jets in Week 18.
Speaking to his viewers while streaming a video game, Hill stood by his frustrations and explained his perspective.
“What y’all had heard at the end of the season was frustration,” he said. “I’ve been winning my whole life, bruh. Y’all don’t understand, I bust my ass every day. I deserve to feel like that; I deserve to have some kind of opinion.
“Y’all just want me to say, ‘Oh well, get ’em next year?’ Nah, f*ck that. We’ve got to come back. We got to put some pressure on motherf*cker. Y’all got to fix this sh*t, come on. Add some motherf*ckin dogs in this b*tch. I compete, I love to compete, bruh.”
After the loss to the Jets, Hill vowed to do what’s best for himself and his family, “If that’s here or wherever the case may be.
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“I’m out, bruh,” Hill said. “It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for my career.”
Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said that while Hill did not walk back his post-game comments, he also did not ask for a trade during their exit interview.
Coach Mike McDaniel did not directly respond to Hill’s comments but said he and the wide receiver found common ground after the five-time All-Pro removed himself from the Jets game once it became clear Miami’s season was coming to an end.
“We met for, I want to say an hour,” McDaniel said. “I think I was very direct with him, he was very honest, and it was great terms that we were discussing. Discussed multiple things, including – without wavering – that it’s not acceptable to leave the game and it won’t be tolerated in the future. He embraced accountability, and I wouldn’t say there was anything necessarily to fix as much as we had to clear the air in a rough and tumultuous situation.”
After leading the NFL with 3,509 receiving yards in his first two seasons with the Dolphins, Hill’s productivity dropped significantly in 2024.
He recorded 959 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 81 catches; his 56.4 receiving yards per game was his lowest average since his rookie season in 2016.
Hill has two years remaining on the extension he signed with the Dolphins in 2022. He agreed to a restructured contract this past off-season that brought the full guaranteed money total on his contract to $106.5 million – the most fully guaranteed money for a wide receiver in NFL history.
