Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is having a rough fantasy season and he’s tired of hearing about it.
“A lot of people have stake in the game that I grew up loving so much and turning into betting and turning it into fantasy numbers and stuff like that,” Hill told reporters Thursday. “It’s like I can’t even enjoy a day out with my wife and my kids. Somebody is always walking up to me and is like, ‘I drafted you No. 1 and you’re having the worst fantasy season of your career.’ And it’s like, ‘Bro, I do not literally care.’ I’m with my family.”
In 10 games this season, Hill has recorded 44 receptions for 523 yards and three touchdowns. That puts him on pace to finish with less than 1,000 yards for just the third time in his career and the first time since 2019. During his first two seasons with the Dolphins, Hill recorded at least 1,700 receiving yards.
A concussion that sidelined quarterback Tua Tagovailoa played a role in the lack of production from Hill, but the Dolphins have also emphasized lengthy, ball-control drives in response to defenses game-planning to limit explosive plays from the Dolphins’ star receivers.
“The only thing I care about is the Miami Dolphins winning games and me and [Jaylen Waddle], we obviously understand that,” Hill said. “If that means we’ve got to block a thousand times to get teams out of Cover 2 or Cover 4 or whatever the case may be, we’ll do that. We’ll come down and crack some safeties or pin some [defensive] ends, whatever we’ve got to do.”
The Dolphins have recorded only 20 pass plays so far this season that have gained at least 20 yards. That’s tied for second fewest in the NFL with their Week 12 opponent, the New England Patriots, and ahead of only the New York Giants, who have 19.
“Would we like to take shots? We would, we would, but that’s if they present themselves,” Tagovailoa said Wednesday.
