Tyreek Hill trade rumors swirled all offseason after the Miami Dolphins’ disappointing 2024 campaign, fueled by the star wideout’s growing frustration with the team’s struggles. With Miami stumbling to an 0-3 start in 2025, speculation is heating up again.
As the trade deadline approaches, the question looms: will the Dolphins consider moving their biggest offensive weapon, or double down on Hill to turn their season around?
Why are Miami Dolphins Unlikely To Trade Tyreek Hill?
The Dolphins started the season with a brutal 33-8 loss to the Colts, scoring their first and only points with 6 minutes and 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter. One of the most memorable images from the game was Hill’s precise moment of frustration while on the Miami bench.
That image re-ignited trade rumors regarding the player, who has had a frosty relationship with his team for months. However, the Dolphins have lost two more games, and no trade offers have materialized.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter further reported that the Dolphins were not planning to trade Hill, with the star wideout also reiterating he was happy in Miami.
“I don’t really pay attention to any of that,” he said when asked about potentially being traded. “I feel like to me, noise is good–adversity is opportunity. I look at it like that.”
However, Hill also acknowledged that “whatever happens, happens” in the NFL. While Miami has no plans to move him, a trade can never be fully ruled out. One of the most frequently speculated landing spots has been the Kansas City Chiefs, navigating injuries and inconsistency in their wide receiver room.
Hill, of course, is no stranger to Kansas City. The Chiefs initially selected him with pick No. 165 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. The Chiefs then traded the then six-time Pro Bowler to the Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 first-round pick (No. 29), second-round pick (No. 50), and fourth-round pick, plus fourth- and sixth-round picks in the 2023 draft back in March of 2022.
Miami gave Hill a four-year, $120 million extension, including $72.2 million guaranteed and $52.535 million at signing. They added an extra three years and $90 million before last season and have already exercised his $15.85 million option bonus for this season. This leaves a $10 million base salary and $1.8 million in per-game bonuses, with $55.9 million as dead cap.
Hill’s departure would weaken Miami’s already fragile passing game. With head coach Mike McDaniel and GM Chris Grier under pressure, the team would prefer to continue around Hill rather than trade away one of its few game-changing talents.
