Tyreek Hill says the comeback from his left knee injury is still a grind, and right now the biggest issue is simple: he says he doesn’t have the power back in that leg yet.
In a video posted to his YouTube channel, Hill worked out and gave an update on where things stand nearly 10 months after two surgeries. He said he’s still trying to rebuild strength in the leg he injured, and he’s taking it step by step.
“So it’s about 10 months after doing two surgeries,” Hill said. “My left leg is the one that I injured.
I have no power in my left leg, so I’m trying to regain all the power back in my left leg. But it’s one day at a time.”
Hill also said he was told after the injury that he “might not be able to walk again,” though he added that he feels good this far removed from the surgeries. The video showed him doing several exercises, including some short running, which he said he wasn’t supposed to be doing yet.
Back in May, it was reported that the veteran receiver might not play in 2026 because of the knee injury he suffered in Week 4 last year, when he dislocated the knee and tore multiple ligaments.
For now, ESPN’s Nate Taylor said the Chiefs are expected to keep tabs on Hill’s recovery, and they’re the only team specifically linked to him at this point.
Hill, 32, started his NFL career with Kansas City after the Chiefs took him in the fifth round in 2016. He was in the final year of his four-year, $2.58 million deal in 2019 when Kansas City signed him to a three-year, $54 million extension that included $35.2 million guaranteed.
The Chiefs later traded him to the Dolphins during the 2022 offseason, and Hill then landed a four-year, $120 million contract with Miami that included $72.2 million guaranteed.
Heading into the 2024 season, he agreed to a reworked three-year, $90 million deal with $65 million in guarantees after being due base salaries of $19.665 million and $21.835 million over the next two seasons. Miami released him in February 2026 while he was still working back from the major leg injury.
In 2025, Hill played in four games for the Dolphins and finished with 21 catches on 29 targets for 265 yards and one touchdown.
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