Tyreek Hill didn’t say much after Tyquan Thornton’s injury Sunday, but he didn’t need to. One word was enough to light up the rumor mill.
As the Chiefs watched Thornton put together a huge day against the Raiders - five catches, 111 yards and two touchdowns - the receiver also came up injured on an ankle issue while hauling in a long third-and-4 late in the game. Once it was over, Hill posted a simple “Hm,” and that was enough to send Kansas City chatter spinning.
Hill, of course, spent the first six seasons of his career with the Chiefs, and the idea of a return has been hanging out there for a while. He has not played since tearing up his knee just over a year ago against the New York Jets. Miami let him go in February, and he has been unsigned ever since.
There has been at least some optimism around his recovery. On Pat McAfee’s show last month, agent Drew Rosenhaus said Hill was trending in the right direction and that teams had already taken notice.
“He looks pretty good. I sent (Hill's video) to a couple of NFL teams, and their reaction was, 'Let us know when we can sign him.'
You see him returning mock punts there, running routes. He is doing well.
"His doctors have recommended that he postpone his comeback until perhaps sometime in October. So we're playing on the safe side.
There's a ton of interest in Tyreek. But we just want to make sure that he's 100 % good to go.
That may be a month from now, a couple weeks from now. We're not in a hurry.”
Still, not everyone is pointing him back toward Kansas City. Richard Sherman offered a different landing spot on his podcast, suggesting the Chargers as a possible fit and linking that idea to a reunion with Mike McDaniel.
“Can he have a reunion with Mike McDaniel? Maybe. I think that would make sense for both parties.”
If Hill lands with Los Angeles, the schedule would quickly turn that move into a familiar series of matchups. The Chargers would face the Chiefs for the first time on October 18, then play the Dolphins on December 27 before meeting Kansas City again to open the new year.
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