If there was any doubt about the place he sees himself enjoying in the course of the 2025 NFL season, Miami Dolphins extensive receiver Tyreek Hill did his greatest to take away any of it on Friday.
Hill advised ProFootballTalk that he desires 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 excellent to me so why am I going to exit and say among the issues that I stated and I absolutely take it again.”
It is a huge assertion from Hill as a result of within the fast aftermath of a disappointing 2024 season, he urged that he already had the door open when it got here to leaving and maybe looking 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 actually performed an enormous position in Hill’s large 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 staff, whereas additionally topping the 1,200-yard mark every season. That included a league-leading 1,799 yards in the course of the 2023 season.
If nothing else, Hill’s recommitment to the staff is one much less headache the Dolphins have to fret about this offseason. Hill can nonetheless be one of many prime extensive receivers within the league, and the offense is healthier with him enjoying at his greatest and making use of strain to opposing defenses. If he had remained dedicated to leaving, it could have difficult an already vital offseason because the Dolphins work to get again within the playoffs.