Tyreek Hill Released After Trade Buzz amid Injury, How Much Will Dolphins Save on Salary Cap?

Tyreek Hill quit on the Miami Dolphins in the final game of the 2024 season, and one season later the Dolphins quit on him.

Miami released him on Monday, ending Hill's four-year run with the organization and saving the team $22.8 million against the cap, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The first two years of Hill's time in Miami were fantastic. He was both a Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro selection in both seasons, notching 119 catches in both campaigns, exceeding 1,700 yards in both seasons as well and totaling 20 touchdown receptions. It was elite production, and the Dolphins made the playoffs in both years, though they lost in the Wild Card Round both times.

The 2024 season was a disappointment for both team and player, however.

Starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa missed six games due to injuries and Miami's offense suffered in the process, as the team went 8-9 and missed the postseason. Hill wasn't nearly as effective either, finishing with 81 catches for 959 yards and six touchdowns, though he battled through injuries himself.

Worse than his diminishing production, however, was his decision in Week 18 to remove himself from the game in the second half.

"This is my first time I haven't been in the playoffs," Hill told reporters after the loss. "I just gotta do what's best for me and my family. If that's here or wherever the case may be, I'm finna open that door for myself. I'm opening the door. I'm out, bro. It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, bro, I got to do what's best for my career. I'm too much of a competitor to be just out there."

Former general manager Chris Grier later told reporters that Hill didn't outright ask for a trade—and former head coach Mike McDaniel said they had positive discussions following the incident—but the damage was done, even after Hill appeared to offer a public apology:

While Hill and the Dolphins mended fences, a torn ACL and dislocated knee cut his 2025 season short. And Hill hinted that perhaps he was done in Miami late in the 2025 campaign after Tagovailoa was benched.

And now, with the Dolphins clearly transitioning into a rebuild and a new era under first-time head coach Jeff Hafley, his time in Miami has come to a close as well.