If there was any doubt about the place he sees himself enjoying through the 2025 NFL season, Miami Dolphins broad receiver Tyreek Hill did his finest to take away any of it on Friday.
Hill informed ProFootballTalk that he needs to stick with the Dolphins and he will “bust my tail” to verify it’s a higher season.
Extra from Hill, via PFT:
“I’m taking full accountability of what I stated,” Hill stated. “I don’t need to say something like that. They’ve been superb to me so why am I going to exit and say a number of the issues that I stated and I totally take it again.”
It is a large assertion from Hill as a result of within the quick aftermath of a disappointing 2024 season, he instructed that he already had the door open when it got here to leaving and maybe searching for a commerce this offseason.
The Dolphins missed the playoffs with an 8-9 report, with Hill having an particularly down 12 months (by his requirements).
He caught 81 passes, a drop of 38 from the 2023 season, for 959 yards and 6 touchdowns.
The absence of beginning quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for thus many video games definitely performed an enormous position in Hill’s huge drop in manufacturing, however even with Tagovailoa within the lineup he didn’t appear to be the identical big-play goal that he was earlier in his profession. Particularly in his first two years with the Dolphins.
He caught 119 passes in every of his first two years with the group, whereas additionally topping the 1,200-yard mark every season. That included a league-leading 1,799 yards through the 2023 season.
If nothing else, Hill’s recommitment to the group is one much less headache the Dolphins have to fret about this offseason. Hill can nonetheless be one of many high broad receivers within the league, and the offense is best with him enjoying at his finest and making use of strain to opposing defenses. If he had remained dedicated to leaving, it could have sophisticated an already vital offseason because the Dolphins work to get again within the playoffs.