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Tyreek Hill Faces Cold Market as NFL Teams Cautious Over Risk vs Reward
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At a time when future Hall of Fame DeAndre Hopkins is at least being connected to some teams and the Giants brought inn Odell Beckham, Jr. for a looksee, there is decidedly no buzz about Tyreek Hill getting an opportunity.
It’s unlikely that changes in the near future.
Hill is coming back from major injury, he has had a series of off field issues throughout his career and he was a controversial figure in Miami’s crumbling locker room during the past two years there.
Even teams that did not address the wide receiver position in as profound of a manner as they may have hoped in the draft do not seem inclined to bring him in for an upcoming mini camp, and he could face a tough time landing on roster until or unless a team gets in a roster crisis in-season.
“If he can’t take the top off a defense anymore, what are you bringing him in for?” is how one NFL general manager told SportsBoom.us.
“I think he’s going to have a long wait. He’s a no-go for us.”
Risk vs Reward
Hill’s productivity has been in decline, and while some might argue that playing with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa did him no favors, with that quarterback not willing to fling the ball deep downfield, the reality is that Hill is now 32, he averaged just 11.8 yards per reception in 2024 (his last full season), and, with his make-up and personality, there are concerns about how he could adapt to being more of a rotation piece and spare part in an offense rather than a main cog.
That’s a reality that elite veterans like Hopkins and Beckham have already embraced.
And it’s part of why they are held in higher regard in personnel circles at this stage of their career.
Hill’s falling out with former head coach Mike McDaniel became public and Hill, from a chemistry standpoint, can leave a lot to be desired well. He carries the type of baggage that is easily glossed over when he provides rare speed and burst and big-play potential, and that suddenly looms large when those traits no longer dominate.
La Canfora has covered over 20 Super Bowls and League Meetings and NFL drafts, building a wide network of sources throughout all aspects of the game. He was an award winning print journalist as well, working at The Detroit Free Press and The Baltimore Sun prior to his first stint at The Washington Post. He has covered sporting events around the world, including two Winter Olympics and all of the 2006 World Cup. He attended his first NFL game in 1978, and would soon kindle what has become a lifelong love and appreciation of the sport. La Canfora is also a professional handicapper, specializing in the NFL, creating a daily sports wagering game show - "Wanna Bet?" He also hosts nationally broadcast NFL radio shows in the US, as well as a daily sports radio show in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.