For many NFL players, being released as a cap casualty would be the lowest point of their career. That doesn’t appear to be the case for now former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, though.
The Dolphins released Hill on Monday in an effort to clear cap space. He was a part of a handful of cap moves by new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, but he was without a doubt the headliner.
Hill dislocated his knee and tore his ACL in Week 4 of this past season, and at nearly 32 years old, this could really represent a low point for him.
He’s not taking it that way, though. In a post on Instagram, Hill not only thanked Miami for becoming his home, but he vowed to make an epic comeback.
“Miami, you have became my home. But, the journey doesn’t stop here…Every chapter in life has taught me something. This one taught me leadership, resilience, and mostly gratitude. The love I have for this game is unexplainable. And right now, this offseason, for the first time ever, The Cheetah is all the way turned up and locked in. Focused,” Hill wrote (h/t ESPN).
Miami Dolphins release five-time All-Pro WR Tyreek Hill
An eight-time Pro Bowler, five-time All-Pro and Super Bowl champion, Miami traded a first-round pick, a second-round pick, two fourth-round picks and a sixth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for the right to give Hill a four-year, $120M contract extension in 2022.
He’s been one of the most dynamic wide receivers in the NFL since the Chiefs selected him in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and his first two seasons in Miami were elite.
In 2022, he put up 1,710 yards and seven touchdowns. He followed that up with 1,799 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023.
Hill’s production tapered off a bit in 2024 (959 yards and six touchdowns), and this past season was a disaster. Now a free agent for the first time in his career, Hill vows that he’s going to make a comeback.
“The Cheetah don’t slow down. Ever. So to everyone wondering what’s next… just wait on it. The Cheetah will be back…Born Again,” he wrote.
Just where that comeback will be is anyone’s guess, but even coming off a catastrophic injury, he’s going to be one of the most intriguing names on the 2026 free-agency market.
The Dolphins are also releasing linebacker Bradley Chubb, offensive lineman James Daniels and wideout Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, saving about $32M in the process.