Free agent All Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill remains unemployed. But Hill, his agent Drew Rosenhaus, and a few teams still linked to him hope that changes soon.
Nearly 14 months ago, Hill, then with the Miami Dolphins, shredded his knee in a game against the New York Jets. The catastrophic injury ended his season and his tenure with the Dolphins. Hill has vowed to return to the NFL and he certainly has his suitors.
There remains, however, one last hurdle to clear: Doctors have not released Hill to play. And because he hasn’t been medically cleared, nobody has signed him.
Because of Hill’s situation, he can be signed at any time by any team. He isn’t bound by the NFL trade deadline, which came and went this week. But a couple teams that have been linked to Hill, namely the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, made moves at the deadline that seem to imply that neither is interested in signing Hill.
One team that may be shuffling pieces around to make room for Hill is the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams have cleared up $3 million in cap space by restructuring the contracts of Kyren Williams and Kamren Curl, which fans and pundits alike see as signs that Hill could be in LA’s plans once he’s cleared.
The Rams’ receiving corps has been decimated by injuries and the LA front office didn’t make a move on a receiver at the deadline. It doesn’t appear that the Rams are done making moves – and one big move could include signing Hill.
At the moment, though, he still has to get cleared. Earlier this week on an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Rosenhaus stated that Hill was doing well and he was close to getting cleared, all but assuring viewers that Hill would be back in an NFL uniform this season.
The big question remains: With whom?
