Miami Gardens, Florida. Tyreek Hill, the Miami Dolphins’ wide receiver, is “committed” to the team, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus, after his recent postgame comments appeared to hint at a possible departure.
Hill expressed his displeasure during the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, stating he had to do what was best for him and his family, “if that’s here or wherever the case may be.”
“I’m out, bruh,” Hill stated Sunday. “It was great playing here but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for my career.”
During a Thursday interview on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rosenhaus rejected Hill’s remarks as the impassioned words of a disgruntled opponent.
Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said Tuesday that he had a positive chat with Hill, and the wide receiver did not request a trade. Rosenhaus on Thursday praised Hill’s “excellent” meeting with Grier and coach Mike McDaniel, saying he believes Hill is dedicated to the team that traded for him in 2022.
“What you see with Tyreek is very genuine. “He wants to win; not making the playoffs is not good enough for him,” Rosenhaus said. “I think at the end of the day, he’s committed to this Dolphins football team,” he told me. “I believe Tyreek is a valuable asset to the Dolphins, and he is the last person anyone should be concerned about in this organization.” They have a lot more concerns than Tyreek Hill.”
Rosenhaus, on the other hand, declined to affirm Hill’s desire to remain in Miami, citing a lack of communication with his client.
“Let me just say this: I need to have that conversation with Tyreek. I’m not going to speak for him,” he said. “I’m not going to say, ‘He does, he doesn’t.’ That’s a discussion I’m going to have to have with him that I haven’t had yet.”
Hill turned in one of the worst statistical seasons of his career in 2024, with 81 catches for 959 yards and six touchdowns despite playing in all 17 games — which was a feat in itself, according to his agent.
Rosenhaus told McAfee that Hill broke his wrist during a joint practice with the Washington Commanders in August and doctors recommended he undergo season-ending surgery.
“We have top wrist doctors saying to Tyreek, ‘You need to get this operated on, you’re going to miss the season,'” Rosenhaus said. “Tyreek says to me and the Dolphins, ‘I’m not going to miss the season, I’m going to play. I want to be there for my team.'”
Rosenhaus claimed doctors advised Hill that the ailment may linger for the remainder of his career if he didn’t get it surgically corrected shortly, but Hill elected to play through it. Hill revealed to local reporters in November that surgery was “brought up,” and that he’d be “in a good space” to decide on surgery during the offseason.
Hill told ESPN’s Lisa Salters in November that an MRI showed a ruptured ligament in his wrist, and claimed the condition was exacerbated by his detainment by Miami-Dade Police Department officers outside of Hard Rock Stadium before the team’s regular-season opener in September.
If Sunday’s loss was Hill’s last game in a Dolphins uniform, it would represent an unceremonious finish to a statistically significant start to his Dolphins stint. Hill excused himself from Sunday’s game, with McDaniel claiming he was told in the fourth quarter that Hill “was not available.”
During their farewell interview this week, McDaniel said he and Hill cleared the air regarding his choice to pull himself from the game — and that it would never be tolerated again.
“I think the competitive spirit of his can represent postgame, especially in a season or a game that nobody likes, it can allude to a relationship being one way,” McDaniel said. “I was quite direct with him. He was quite honest, and the terms we discussed were excellent. He spoke a variety of topics, including the fact that leaving a game is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in the future, and he accepted accountability. I wouldn’t say there’s anything to mend, as much as we needed to clear the air in a difficult and turbulent circumstance.”
Hill has two years left on the deal he signed with the Dolphins in 2022. This past offseason, he agreed to a reworked contract that increased his total guaranteed money to $106.5 million, making him the most fully guaranteed wide receiver in NFL history.