Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill stance, other teams’ interest revealed amid trade rumors
Tyreek Hill’s name doesn’t have much interest around the league, at least for now.
The Dolphins do not have plans to trade the eight-time Pro Bowler, and they have not received any calls from teams with interest, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday.
Hill, a five-time All-Pro, has been rumored to be a trade candidate since the end of last season when he dramatically took himself out of Miami’s final game and hinted at a trade request.
However, Hill eventually apologized for those comments, and an official trade request hasn’t been made, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier explained earlier this year.
Hill, who is in his second year of a restructured three-year, $90 million deal, already used the $15.85 million option bonus for this season. It leaves a $10 million base salary and $1.8 million in per-game bonuses.
“I don’t really pay attention to any of that,” Hill said on Friday when asked about potentially being traded. “I feel like to me, noise is good — adversity is opportunity. I look at it like that.”
Still, his future with the Dolphins was thrown into question again by the fan base when the star wide receiver only had four catches for 40 yards in the season-opening 33-8 loss to the Colts.
Hill was asked Friday by Miami Herald’s Omar Kelly why he has not caught a pass of 30-plus yards since grabbing an 80-yard bomb against the Jaguars in Week 1 of the 2024 season.
The Super Bowl 2020 champ burst into laughter upon hearing the question and said, “You trying to piss me off today.”
Insisting he wasn’t trying to anger Hill, Kelly pushed a little more, asking if the throws are there for him, knowing he has the speed.
“I don’t know, bro. I don’t know, bro, ” Hill said. “I’m just grateful to be here bro. I love my job, bro. It will come. It’s gonna come, man. I feel like this week, we’ve got a great opportunity to go out there and make some plays. Move past last week and I don’t know man, it will come. Sometime I hope.”
Hill was visibly frustrated during the Week 1 blowout. He was involved in a heated exchange with team staff during the first half, dissatisfied with his lack of involvement in the offense.
The Dolphins and Hill have an opportunity to turn in a stronger performance on Sunday against the Patriots.
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