Tyreek Hill’s next move is still open, but the checklist for his next team is getting clearer.
With Hill now through the civil case that found him liable on two counts of battery - and not liable on eight other claims brought by his wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro - the attention swings back to football. A Miami jury awarded Vaccaro $500,000 in compensatory damages, though she did not receive punitive damages, according to ESPN. Hill can now re-center on finding a new home, even if the NFL could still weigh discipline based on testimony from that trial.
That possibility hasn’t stopped the chatter around a reunion with Kansas City. It has, however, slowed the expectation that a deal is just around the corner. Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, had told ESPN’s Adam Schefter last week that something could happen within days, but he sounded more measured when he spoke to Miami sportscaster Josh Moser.
“I think a deal could happen anytime,” Rosenhaus told Moser. “We are looking for the right situation, the right contract, the right team, the right fit, the right approach from a medical standpoint.
Tyreek’s feeling really good health-wise. I did say last week I thought a deal could happen at any time, but in the NFL, it really is day to day.”
Rosenhaus then laid out what he sees as the ideal landing spot for Hill, who suffered a major knee injury in September 2025. The damage was severe: a dislocated left knee, a torn ACL and other ligament injuries.
“The Dolphins released Hill in February, a month shy of four years after Miami acquired him in a trade with the Chiefs.
“Well, you know, when you sign with a team midseason, you’d like to go to a winner,” Rosenhaus told Moser. “No. 2, as a wide receiver, you’d like to go to a team that needs a wide receiver.
No. 3, you’d like to go to a team that’s got a pretty good quarterback. And No.
4, Tyreek’s going to bring a lot of impact. We’ve got to get a fair contract, and that’s always complex to negotiate in the middle of the season.
“So, kind of look at Tyreek as similar to guys that are traded midseason. (He) can really come in and help a team the second half of the year. He can help a team advance to the next level.”
On paper, Kansas City fits the first three requirements. The Chiefs are 4-0, have reached the Super Bowl five times in this decade, need help at receiver with Tyquan Thornton out after ankle surgery, and still have Patrick Mahomes - a two-time NFL MVP - under center.
The sticking point may be the fourth box. Hill’s injury was more severe than Mahomes’ and a reunion would likely come with a price that Kansas City might not love. There’s also the simple uncertainty attached to Hill right now: nobody can say exactly what he’ll look like when he’s back out there.
Rosenhaus said the recovery is moving in the right direction.
“I don’t know that he’s 100% today, but he’s close, and he’ll get there really soon,” Rosenhaus said. “But I think that’s probably something you have to wait until he gets out and practices and gets with the team before saying he’s 100% But he really is right there.”
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