Tyreek Hill just wanted to be appreciated.
At this point of the year, Hill has already surpassed last season’s yardage total, and not being too far behind in targets and receptions, it is pretty noticeable that his move from Patrick Mahomes to Tua did not hurt him one bit. Both teams benefited from the trade.
Even though naysayers were going crazy after Hill was traded to the Dolphins this offseason, Kansas City and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have arguably the best offense in the NFL through 13 games. Both the Dolphins and Chiefs appear headed for the postseason and might actually square off against each other.
Months after his departure from Kansas City and eventual trade to the Miami Dolphins, Tyreek Hill is now speaking out on what went wrong with the Chiefs. When Sharpe asked Hill to pinpoint when he started to feel like he may not end his career as a Chief, he said it began during the 2021 season.
“It got like that probably, like, mid-last season,” Hill said. “I’m the type of guy… I love playing ball and I love being by the team because football is a team sport, right? And there would be some games where I’d get two targets or I’d get three targets. We’d go into meetings and my coach would be like ‘Hey, ‘Reek, we’ve got to get you involved.’ So I’m calling my agent every week after they say some crazy stuff like that, like, ‘Bro, I’ve got to get out of here.’”
Hill was targeted five or more times in all but four games last season. He also set the Chiefs’ single-season franchise record for targets with 159. He was very involved in an offense that also features future first-ballot Hall of Famer Travis.
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When it came down to his contract, he said he spoke with Reid and Mahomes.
“So I talked to Andy and I talked to Patrick Mahomes,” Hill said. “I talked to coach Andy Reid and I’m like, ‘Coach, I don’t even need to be the highest-paid receiver. I just want to be taken care of and I want to stay with Travis Kelce, I want to stay with Pat, I want to stay with my brothers.’
It was all good until the Dolphins came calling.
“Miami had called, and they were like, ‘Look, we’re just going to go all-out,'” Hill said. “‘We’re going to give you $72M guaranteed.’ And then I was like, ‘I can’t turn that down.’ With no state income tax, I’m basically living in my house for free right now.”
It’s clear that this move wasn’t about a lack of targets and just money that the Dolphins were willing to pay. It’s okay to say that.
The Chiefs offense is just as capable as it was with Hill, only without the same game-breaking mentality. t has not hurt them as of yet, but we will see come playoff time. Nobody should ever count out Patrick Mahomes.
As for the Dolphins, they are coming off their worst offensive output of the year with Tua Tagovailoa behind center.
