Dolphins' Tyreek Hill Had 'Minor' Surgery for Knee Injury During NFL Offseason

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel clarified comments made by star wide receiver Tyreek Hill on Sunday while he was being detained by police during a traffic stop.

According to Jordan Mendoza of USA Today, body cam footage showed Hill getting forced to the ground by a police officer and saying that he had recently undergone knee surgery.

At one point, Hill said: "I'm not playing today, bruh, because that dude [expletive] my knee up. Like he really tackled me on my knee on this damn cement, bruh."

Per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, McDaniel was asked about Hill's knee on Wednesday, and the coach said Hill had a "minor procedure [during the offseason] he makes sure he takes care of."

Hill later confirmed to reporters that the procedure was stem cell treatment in Antigua.

Hill was ultimately released and not arrested on Sunday but was cited with reckless driving, per ESPN. He played in the Dolphins' win over the Jacksonville Jaguars despite his knee ailment, registering seven receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown.

The 30-year-old Hill has been spectacular since joining the Dolphins in 2022 with back-to-back campaigns recording 119 receptions while exceeding 1,700 receiving yards in each and totaling 20 touchdowns through the air.

He's mostly avoided major injury, though in 2023 he missed a December game with an ankle injury that hampered him down the stretch of the season. In turn, his production took a hit—after recording eight games with 100 or more yards in his first 12 contests, he didn't hit that mark in the final four games of the regular season or the team's wild-card loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Granted, he came close against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 16, with 99 receiving yards, so it's not as though his production fell off a cliff. But it was clear he wasn't quite the same player down the stretch.

"When it happened, like my first reaction was like, man, my ankle is gone," Hill told reporters last season after first suffering the ankle issue. "My adrenaline kicked in, I ran off the field, then I sat for a while and it got stiff and I was going through a lot of pain. Then I just made up in my mind, I came in at halftime, I texted my wife, I was like, 'This s--t hurt.' I need an ankle massage tonight, and she's like, 'You'd better get your ass back in that game, dawg.' I was like, 'Alright.'"

This summer, Hill also dealt with a thumb injury, though it wasn't too serious.

There is no indication that Hill will have to miss any time, which is fortunate for the Dolphins since they have a huge game lined up with the AFC East rival Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.