11:27pm: Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed (via ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques) that Hill dislocated his knee and told media that the star receiver will remain in the hospital overnight. There is no word yet regarding any additional damage to Hill’s leg.
8:02pm: Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was carted off the field after a brutal leg injury on Monday Night Football against the Jets.
The Dolphins quickly announced that he was out for the game and would be taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. Hill is believed to have suffered a dislocated knee, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. If the diagnosis is confirmed, his season would likely be over, according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. Ligament damage is also a concern with an injury of this nature, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Bleacher Report’s James Palmer.
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Hill went down early in the third quarter on a tackle by Jets rookie safety Malachi Moore. Trainers immediately put Hill’s leg in an air cast and teammates gathered around as the 10th-year receiver was loaded into the cart and ferried off the field. He acknowledged Dolphins fans on his way out of Hard Rock Stadium, as the injury could mark the end of his time in Miami.
Miami will be expecting Jaylen Waddle to take over as the team’s WR1 in Hill’s absence while hoping that 2024 draftees Malik Washington and Tahj Washington can step up. Veteran Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has had a quiet begin to his tenure as a Dolphin, but will likely be asked to take on an expanded role. The team also has five-year veteran D’Wayne Eskridge on their active roster and undrafted rookies AJ Henning and Theo Wease on the practice squad.
Hill, 31, may have played his last snap in a Dolphins uniform. With a $52MM cap hit scheduled for the 2026 season (via OverTheCap), Miami was not expected to keep Hill past this year. The team reworked the likely Hall of Fame-bound player’s deal in 2024, providing a guarantee influx of $54MM. Nothing is guaranteed beyond 2025, however, and the Dolphins did not add any years to Hill’s deal — one originally agreed to upon being traded to Miami in March 2022.
Trade speculation has followed him since the end of the 2024 season, including links to the Steelers and the Chiefs after the Dolphins’ slow start this year. The Chiefs now have Xavier Worthy back and intent to play through his labrum tear, and Rashee Rice is due back from a suspension in Week 7. The Steelers were believed to have removed themselves from the running for the historically elite speed threat due to the latest round of domestic violence allegations against him.
Hill’s ex-wife alleged a host of troubling allegations against him in a divorce filing, though no criminal charges have been filed. That differs from Hill’s past, which involved an ugly arrest while in college for domestic violence, but the NFL does not need a conviction or charges being filed to levy a suspension. Despite extensive off-field turmoil, Hill has yet to be suspended as a pro.
Obviously, a trade will no longer be possible, so the team’s only other option will be to part ways with Hill next offseason. He is due $35MM in compensation in 2026, including a $5MM roster bonus due on March 18, marking a clear decision point for Miami’s front office.
The Dolphins made a big commitment to Waddle weeks before agreeing to the Hill rework. Waddle is tied to a three-year, $84.75MM extension, a deal that runs through the 2027 season. Miami played the 2021 season with Waddle as its No. 1 target but traded for Hill upon hiring Mike McDaniel as HC, loading up around Tua Tagovailoa‘s rookie contract. The ex-Chiefs speed merchant posted back-to-back first-team All-Pro seasons, rewarding the Dolphins for the blockbuster swap. Those seasons also catalyzed Tagovailoa’s belated ascent and provided leverage for Hill’s guarantee influx, but three years still remained on the contract at the time of the adjustment. The Dolphins giving in and rewarding Hill early will make a 2026 separation costlier.
As we covered in our Dolphins Offseason In Review piece, that has been an issue for Dolphins GM Chris Grier, who has taken criticism as of late for his player-friendly M.O. Like the Jalen Ramsey separation, a Hill divorce will be more expensive because of the Dolphins appeasing him with an adjusted contract. Dolphins fans will see a preview of a post-Hill offense in the coming weeks.
Sam Robinson contributed to this post.
That was ugly. Hope for the best for him
Hopefully its just hyper extended…that’s kinda what it looked like to me.
The way they acted makes it seem like something broke or tore badly. Aircast, big brace and wheelchair unless he trying to be Paul Pierce.
His knee was bent in a horribly different direction than it should be. He definitely dislocated/broke his knee/leg. He’s not coming back this season for sure
Should have traded him when they had the chance
Problem solved for Miami
For once someone in his household will have an injury not caused by Tyreek Hill.
@Oooof. Haha. I think that was old stuff. Im not saying he isn’t a p.o.s. probably why the cop was messing with him last year, but he’s been clean for a bit. I think the ex was a problem because she got in trouble for beating the kid too.
He punched his pregnant girlfriend in the face and stomach. He broke his toddler son’s arm. That’s only a small sample of his work. I wouldn’t shed a tear for him even if I did believe he has been clean (which I don’t).
@Oooof. I meant clean because that was before he was drafted why he slipped in the draft. I believe the arm came back to the ex. Not saying he isn’t a p.o.s.
He hasn’t been clean for a bit. His estranged (maybe ex now) wife claimed abuse throughout their marriage. They had only been married since late 2023–about a year and a half–when they separated after police were called to their home due to a domestic violence dispute.
I see no reason to believe she’s lying given his history and the fact that she’s rich and doesn’t even need his money.
@myaccount2. Shoot i just saw them engaged a couple years ago during a game. Figured it was the other one, so I’ll walk back my claims.
That was horrible to watch. Wishing the best for him
The game or Hill’s injury?
Man his leg was turned in the wrong direction.
That tackle was as ugly as their jerseys
The Miami Dolphins, official team colors aquamarine and orange, played a home game in 85-degree heat in Ghetto Black.
It’s not 1989 any more.
Can you explain what you mean by ghetto black?
It wasnt black, asshat, it was navy blue!!! but you go on with your prejudice ass!!!
Highly recommend checking out Brian Sutterer MD on YouTube for info on the medical side of horrific injuries like this one.
That was the kind of leg injury that needs a protractor to figure out
The Bills are going 17-0 this season.
Make it so number 1…..