Chiefs Trade Tyreek Hill
By Jason Hall
March 23, 2022
The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly traded All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Chiefs will receive "a first-round pick and more" and Hill has agreed to a contract extension, which will make him "among the highest paid WRs in the NFL."
Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed that the four-year extension was worth $120 million with $72.2 million guaranteed, Rapoport reported.
Rapoport initially tweeted that the Chiefs had given Hill's agent "permission to seek a trade" after negotiations between the two sides on a long-term extension stalled, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
Tyreek Hill’s new contract likely earns him $70M or so guaranteed over 3 years. That is what the Dolphins take on and the space freed up by the #Chiefs. https://t.co/E5LEW59Ioy
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 23, 2022
$25M per year for Tyreek Hill in new money average. https://t.co/sXapFn5ZTo
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 23, 2022
Overall, this is a 4-year extension worth $120M per agent @DrewJRosenhaus with $72.2M guaranteed. As @TomPelissero said, the 3-year numbers are below. https://t.co/3Ntrj8Edm6
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 23, 2022
The Chiefs were reportedly willing to make Hill one of the league's highest-paid receivers prior to granting permission to seek other offers.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins had both made serious offers for Hill.
The Chiefs reportedly received offers from "multiple teams" but the Jets and Dolphins "emerged in recent days as the two finalists" and Hill was "likely to wind up as a Jet or Dolphin" prior to confirmation that he chose Miami.
Another blockbuster coming? Despite an offer from the #Chiefs that would make superstar Tyreek Hill one of the highest-paid receivers, extension talks have stalled and Kansas City has now given Hill’s agent permission to seek a trade, sources tell me and @TomPelissero.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 23, 2022
Jets and Dolphins are in serious talks to trade for Chiefs’ WR Tyreek Hill, per league sources. Hill and Chiefs are mulling what to do but Hill’s time in KC looks like it could be coming to an end.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2022
Schefter later added that Hill would ultimately decide between the Jets and Dolphins and was said to be "torn" as of Wednesday (March 23) morning.
Multiple teams were approached about a potential Tyreek Hill trade, but the Jets and Dolphins emerged in recent days as the two finalists, per sources. Hill is now likely to wind up as a Jet or Dolphin.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2022
The Dolphins were reportedly willing to offer the Chiefs "a first-round pick and more" in exchange for Hill, according to Rapoport, who confirmed the wide receiver would sign a long-term extension with whichever team acquires him prior to the reported agreement.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports the Chiefs are hosting free agent Marquez Valdes-Scantling as a potential replacement for Hill on Wednesday (March 23).
Sources: Jets and Dolphins both now have trades in place for the soon-to-be former Chiefs’ WR Tyreek Hill. The question now becomes where Hill wants to become the highest-paid WR in NFL history. Once he decides, the trade is expected to happen; for now, Hill is said to be “torn.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2022
How would the #Chiefs begin to replace superstar Tyreek Hill? Sources say #Packers free-agent WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is on his way to Kansas City today for a visit. No deal imminent, but a logical option to help fill the void. Speed for speed.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 23, 2022
Kansas City also signed former Pro Bowl receiver Juju Smith-Schuster last week.
Hill is a three-time All-Pro (2016, 2018, 2020) and six-time Pro Bowl (2016-2021) selection and a member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, having emerged as Patrick Mahomes' primary wide receiver in a loaded Chiefs offense during his six-year NFL career.
The 28-year-old recorded a career-best and franchise record 111 receptions, as well as 1,239 yards and nine touchdowns, as well as 96 rushing yards on nine attempts, during the 2021 NFL season.
Hill also has the Chiefs' franchise record for receiving yards in a season (1,479, 2018) and is tied with Dwayne Bowe (2010) for most touchdown receptions in a season (15, 2020).