For the entirety of star wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s time as a member of the Miami Dolphins, Mike McDaniel has served as his head coach.
Hill has enjoyed some of his most successful individual seasons in the NFL during his stint playing under McDaniel, as he put together consecutive seasons in which he logged 1,700-plus receiving yards.
However, some comments that Hill made about McDaniel during a stream with internet personality Adin Ross are likely to raise some eyebrows.
Hill said that one game he wanted to “knock out” McDaniel because the ball wasn’t coming his way enough.
“Nah, bro,” Hill said when asked if he’s ever wanted to knock out a referee. “But s—, I remember one game, I wanted to knock out Coach McDaniel.”
Hill was asked why.
“‘Cause he wasn’t throwing me the ball, bro,” he said.
It’s unclear which game in particular Hill is referring to, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he’s referencing a game from his underwhelming 2024 season.
Hill looked out of sorts for much of his third season in a Dolphins uniform, and he put together several games in which he made very little impact.
His worst game of the campaign from a receiving standpoint came in Miami’s loss to the Indianapolis Colts in October. He mustered a season-low eight receiving yards on one reception and was targeted just twice.
The 31-year-old was also a bit of a no-show in Miami’s season finale against the New York Jets. He ended that contest with 20 receiving yards, and the Dolphins needed to win that game and get some help elsewhere in the NFL in order to qualify for the playoffs.
Hill and McDaniel should have their sights set on getting the Dolphins back in the playoffs this coming season, and Hill returning to his usual dominant self as a receiver would go a long way toward the Dolphins accomplishing that goal.
The veteran isn’t far removed from leading the NFL in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards per game in the 2023 season.
Last season, the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the first time in McDaniel’s tenure and finished the campaign with a mediocre record of 8-9.
