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Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill chose a curious day to be cryptic on social media.
Hill simply wrote “hm .” in a post on X on Wednesday morning:
That went up hours after NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans. Some fans naturally assumed Hill was reacting to the deal.
A reunion between the Chiefs and the eight-time Pro Bowler has been a topic of conversation given Kansas City and Miami’s respective fortunes this season. The two-time reigning Super Bowl champions have lost multiple wideouts to injuries, while the Dolphins have struggled mightily since quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was sidelined due to a concussion.
A Hill trade was sensible in theory and stood to benefit both teams.
Appearing Monday on The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN’s Adam Schefter downplayed the likelihood of the Chiefs pulling off a trade of that magnitude, though. He also cited Hopkins as a possible target, saying it “would make a whole lot of sense” for the Titans to offload him.
Assuming Hill was ever under consideration by Kansas City, the overall cost to land him was probably too high for Brett Veach.
Based on their respective values, the Chiefs would’ve had to send better draft capital to the Dolphins than the conditional fifth-round pick it took to get Hopkins from the Titans.
Hopkins is also due to be a free agent in the offseason, while Hill carries a $31.2 million salary cap hit. Before too long, the 30-year-old will presumably push for a new contract, too, so he can secure one more big payout before he hits free agency in 2027.
As exciting as it was to consider a Chiefs offense with Hill and Patrick Mahomes together again, it never felt like a realistic outcome prior to the Nov. 5 trade deadline.
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