Tyreek Hill isn’t feeling contrite a few weeks removed from his eyebrow-raising comments after the Miami Dolphins’ loss in Week 18. The eight-time Pro Bowler actually feels he was pretty justified in telling reporters he was “opening the door” to leave the team following its 8-9 finish.
“What y’all heard at the end of the season is frustration, bruh,” Hill said on a recent Twitch stream. “I’ve been winning my whole life. Y’all don’t understand, I bust my ass every day. So I deserve to feel like that. I deserve to have some sort of opinion. Y’all just want me to say ‘Oh well, get ’em next year.’ Nah, [expletive] that.”
caught Tyreek Hill while scrolling my FYP talking about *that* interview. as David Furones would report, Tyreek Hill says that “came from a place of frustration,” and we need “motha f*ckin’ dawgs.” and, of course, he will be coming back stronger and faster. pic.twitter.com/kqeCZKhpXp
— Brittney (@Brittbabi) January 25, 2025
Hill said that he had to “put pressure” on the Dolphins to fix things and the team needs to add some dogs.
In the time since his postgame comments, the situation has been smoothed over. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that he was able “to clear the air” with Hill, who “embraced accountability” in their meeting. According to Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus, the receiver is “committed to this Dolphins football team.”
But it remains to be seen if Miami is willing to live with Hill’s decision to quit on the Dolphins in the regular season finale. A trade isn’t out of the question, and one NFL executive even thinks the Dolphins would be willing to send Hill to a division rival to be done with the drama.
Hill, who turns 31 in March, finished the 2024 season with 81 receptions for 959 yards and six touchdowns. It was his first season below 1,000 yards since 2019 when he missed four games due to a shoulder injury.
