NFL Network and ESPN reported on Wednesday that Tyreek Hill rejected a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs that would have made him one of the highest-paid receivers in the league
Last Updated: 23/03/22 4:53pm
The Kansas City Chiefs have traded star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins after talks over a contract extension with the team stalled.
The Dolphins have sent the Chiefs a first-round draft pick and more as part of the deal, while Hill gets a contract that puts him among the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL.
Hill, a 2016 fifth-round draft pick, has been a crucial part of Kansas City’s success in recent seasons, with the team reaching the AFC Championship game in four-straight seasons and winning Super Bowl LIV in 2020.
The 28-year-old is a three-time All-Pro, while he has made the Pro Bowl every one of his six seasons in the league. He has 479 career receptions for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns in 91 games (73 starts) for the Chiefs, adding a further 719 yards on the ground, along with six rushing scores. Hill caught 111 passes for 1,239 yards and nine TDs in 2021.
The process of potentially replacing Hill is already under way in Kansas City, with NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reporting that Green Bay Packers free-agent wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is on his way to the Chiefs for a workout on Wednesday. Pelissero added that no deal is imminent, but the speedster would be a logical option to fill the void.
The Chiefs have already added former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to their roster this offseason, signing him to a one-year deal worth a maximum of $10.75m earlier this week.