According to one recent report, there has been no shortage of interest in Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill around the league. The Dolphins have received trade calls about Hill, yet Miami is not looking to move him.
It’s possible the Dolphins are making a mistake by not considering trading Hill. Here are three reasons why Miami should change its course and start weighing moving on from the 31-year-old.
1. Massive contract/cap hit
Hill hasn’t consistently played like an elite receiver for a little while now, yet he’s certainly getting paid like one. He’s in the middle of a three-year, $90 million contract he signed with the Dolphins.
His massive contract takes up a significant portion of the Dolphins’ total cap allocations for this season, and how the team fared in its Week 1 showing against the Indianapolis Colts hints that it might be better off distributing all that money elsewhere.
The Dolphins aren’t without their fair share of holes, and that was evident in their opening game of the new season. Offensively, the team could benefit from additional depth at the running back position, and Miami’s secondary on the defensive end leaves a lot to be desired from a talent standpoint.
If the Dolphins can clear up their salary room to address some holes in those areas of the field by trading Hill, they should consider moving him for an opportunity to build a more well-rounded team.
2. Tyreek’s value may continue to dip
It’s possible that if Miami doesn’t trade Hill sooner rather than later, the team would have to move him for little more than pennies on the dollar down the line.
It’s well established at this point that Hill has long not looked like the same player he was in his opening two seasons with the Dolphins. Since the start of the 2024 season, Hill has racked up just 999 receiving yards and ended up with 40 in the team’s recent loss to the Colts. For comparison, he totaled a league-high 1,799 receiving yards in the 2023 season alone.
But Hill’s production or lack thereof on the field might not be the only factor that could damage his value. His ex-wife Keeta Vaccaro just recently accused him of domestic violence. In filings related to the couple’s divorce case, she cited eight instances of domestic violence.
Miami gave up quite a bit to trade for Hill earlier this decade, and if the team doesn’t want to run the risk of watching his value crater for reasons both on and off the field, it should really consider trading him to another one of the league’s 32 teams imminently.
3. Contender may be willing to give the Dolphins valuable draft capital
Hill stands out as an attractive trade target for teams contending for a Super Bowl this season. He could be the missing piece to a team’s Super Bowl puzzle if a change of scenery gets him back to playing at the level he was earlier in his career.
Trading Hill to a contender willing to part with valuable draft picks could also help Miami in a potential rebuild and make the most of its future. Getting young, cheap talent with picks would maybe be the most optimal way for the Dolphins to get back to their winning ways after the Hill era.
It would be one thing if the Dolphins experienced a lot of playoff success with Hill on the roster, but that hasn’t been the case at all. Miami hasn’t won a single playoff game to this point with him on the roster, and he’s also on the other side of 30 and not getting any younger. Hence, it’s probably high time for the Dolphins to end the Hill experiment.
All in all, the Dolphins should ideally try to move Hill before the coming NFL trade deadline. The league’s trade deadline is scheduled for the month of November, and thus Miami has plenty of time to find the right deal for Hill before pulling the trigger.
