Tyreek Hill breaks silence on why he ditched Chiefs to join the Dolphins despite not wanting to leave Patrick Mahomes initially

Tyreek Hill signed a 4 year $120 million contract in the 2022 NFL off-season.

Tyreek Hill breaks silence on why he ditched Chiefs to join the Dolphins despite not wanting to leave Patrick Mahomes initially

Tyreek Hill (L) and Patrick Mahomes (R) (Credits: Imago)

Back in the 2022 off-season, the Miami Dolphins made a blockbuster trade to acquire the speedy wide receiver Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite leaving Patrick Mahomes, Hill has surprised a lot of people by registering for a remarkable campaign. And now, nearly two years after the trade, Hill has opened up about his decision to ditch the Chiefs.

During a recent episode of the I Am Athlete podcast, Tyreek Hill spoke with Brandon Marshall about why he decided to ask for a trade during the 2022 off-season instead of staying with the Chiefs.

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My agent was trying to bait KC into giving me a contract. The idea was to never leave, you know, KC. Het get on the phone with (GM) Brett Veach and he's like, 'Veach look, we're gonna be forced to ask for a trade if you don't get Tyreek a contract'
Hill said on the I Am Athlete podcast.

Hill wasn’t really trying to be traded from the Chiefs and he even revealed that he got assurance from Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid that the team will take care of the All-Pro pass catcher. However, the general manager Brett Veach’s offer didn’t satisfy Tyreek Hill.

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Their final offer was close to like $58 million guarantee and we can't sign. That's when the trade began to you know, come into you know, Drew's [Rosenhaus] head.

And then, when the speedy wideout and his agent started exploring his market he started to get convincing offers from teams including the Miami-based football team.

Tyreek Hill almost signed with the Jets before eventually choosing Dolphins

In his recent appearance in the I Am Athlete podcast, the Pro Bowl pass catcher Tyreek Hill disclosed some details about his blockbuster trade from the Chiefs to the Dolphins. In the episode, Hill revealed that he almost signed with the New York Jets before choosing Miami.

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Tyreek Hill (Image via SI)
The Jets offer like $68 [million] Then the Jets came back and offered like $76 [million] guarantee... The more I began to talk, my mom was like, 'Hey, you need think about them state taxes too'. It was just like, man, my dream is here though in Miami. So then, we just signed with you know, Miami and everything's great.

In the end, Hill signed a massive 4-year deal contract worth up to $120 million. That contract has $72.2 million in guarantees, which is nearly $14 million more than what the Chiefs offered to the star wide receiver.

Anyhow, it all worked out well for both parties since the Chiefs went on to win the Super Bowl without Hill on their roster. On the other side, Hill had the best campaign of his career in Miami last season and is now on pace to break the all-time single-season receiving yards record in the ongoing NFL season..

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