Tyreek Hill’s Miami experiment has come to a screeching halt. Monday morning, the Dolphins released Hill, making him an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career.
The move wasn’t entirely a surprise. Had Miami kept him on the roster, Hill would have had $11 million in guaranteed money this month. Hill is 31 years old and coming off a disastrous 2025-2026 season that followed a disappointing 2024-2025 campaign.
In that 2024 season, Hill had one of the worst statistical years of his career. He caught 81 passes for 959 yards and six touchdowns. The Dolphins didn’t make the playoffs and Hill missed the Pro Bowl for the first time in his NFL career. He hoped to rebound this season (following a controversy-laden offseason) but on September 29, 2025, disaster struck. Against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football, Hill shredded his left knee, tearing his ACL and dislocating the knee. At the time of the injury, he had caught 21 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown.
Hill’s time in Miami was tenuous at best. He had multiple off-the-field issues and was at odds with his quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa. He had been the subject of trade rumors throughout the offseason. If the Dolphins were struggling at the November 4, 2025, trade deadline, most NFL insiders thought Hill would be traded.
He never made it that far.
There were teams that had interest in Hill, several in fact. But that was when he was healthy and still capable of performing at an elite level. While there will most certainly be teams that still would like to pick up an eight-time Pro Bowler and borderline Hall of Fame receiver (assuming he is able to return following his rehab), they will want a big discount. Prospective teams would most likely offer Hill an incentive-laden contract with relatively little guaranteed money.
In his career, Hill has caught 819 passes for 11,363 yards, and 83 touchdowns. Pro-football-reference.com has Hill rated at 95.90 on its Hall of Fame Monitor. The average Hall of Fame wide receiver is rated at 101.73.
Miami also released Bradley Chubb and James Daniels, according to media reports.
