Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that the team plans to "move forward" with wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
According to the South Florid Sun Sentinel, during a meeting with reporters at the NFL's annual owners meeting at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla, McDaniel said: "we are fully planning to move forward as a better version of our relationship with Tyreek and the Miami Dolphins. I have no reason to think otherwise."
Hill restructured his contract in August to receive the most fully guaranteed money ever for an NFL wide receiver at the time; but after a disappointing 2024-25 season he told reporters he wanted "out" of Miami (before reversing course and apologizing). The 31-year-old All-Pro will earn about $28 million in 2025.
Hill again fueled trade speculation over the weekend, after he commented with a smiley face emoji on an X post asking fans if they would be open to trading Tyreek Hill. He then posted peace sign emojis on a post speculating that he could be traded during the 2025 NFL Draft.
McDaniel also told reporters (according to the Palm Beach Post) that he would support Hill being voted as a team captain for the fourth consecutive season and would see the move as a "healthy evolution. I think in that scenario, I would be pumped if he was voted captain. Because I think that Tyreek, being accountable for who he is as a competitor and what he's learned from in his journey, I think that means that his teammates have seen him completely."
Hill underwent off-season wrist surgery, totaled 959 receiving yards and six scores over 17 starts last season after logging a combined 3,509 receiving yards and 22 scores between his 2022 and 2023 campaigns.
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