Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs and played six seasons for them, was asked during his media availability on October 2 about the speculation that the Chiefs could trade for him amid their receiver troubles.
“I’m just focused on the right here and the right now,” Hill said, via Adam Beasley of Pro Football Network. “We’ve got a beautiful team here and I want to be a part of it. We’ve got a great situation here, my family loves it, I enjoy it, the weather’s great, the fans are great. We’ve got a beautiful situation. My parents always taught me, control the controllable, and I only can control so much. With that being said, the NFL is a business, we all know whatever happens, happens. Moving forward, I would love to be here, I love being here.”
Tyreek Hill on the trade discourse
Though the two-year window has passed which allows the Chiefs to trade for Hill after trading him to the Dolphins in 2022, it would be very difficult for the Chiefs to fit Hill into their books if they did want to trade for him. Hill has a $31.9 million cap hit this season, a $27.8 million cap hit in 2025, and a $51.8 million cap hit in 2026.
According to the NFLPA Salary Cap Report, the two-time defending Super Bowl champions only have $4.9 million in cap space for the rest of the season. They also have large cap hits in 2025 from quarterback Patrick Mahomes ($66.2 million), defensive tackle Chris Jones ($34.8 million), left guard Joe Thuney ($26.9 million), and right tackle Jawaan Taylor ($24.7 million) per Over The Cap.
Tyreek Hill Struggling Without Tua Tagovailoa Under Center
There would be no discussion about Hill potentially being traded if he was having another monster season with the Dolphins. But that’s not the case.
Miami starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been sidelined since Week 2 due to a concussion, and as a result the Dolphins offense has struggled mightily over the last two games. During that time span, Hill has registered a total of seven catches for 63 yards. Tagovailoa was placed on injured reserve as a result of the concussion, which means he will be out for at least two more games. So, it will be a few more weeks before Miami’s offense is back to its peak form.
Through four games, the Dolphins have a 1-3 record and are tied for last place in the AFC East.
X Users React to Tyreek Hill’s Comments
Users on X — formerly Twitter — reacted to Hill’s comments regarding the Chiefs trade rumors.
“It was all just made up stuff by NFL fans. The same fans that bring up his past in every comment they can are the same ones begging for him to be traded to their team now,” one person wrote.
“Paying Tyreek hill 30 million for 1 catch a game is a waste of time trade him to a team with a QB,” another person wrote.
“damn, no mention of ‘we can turn it around’ or anything like that. sounds like he’s given up on the dolphins’ season after 4 games,” another person wrote.
“He also said they had a crazy game plan Monday and said we were good with the Skylar/huntley situation. He gone,” another person wrote.
“This dude has his foot out the door. That response is uncomfortable and you can tell he’s awkward answering it,” another person wrote.
