Tyreek Hill could be aiming to make his way back onto an NFL field in November, and if that happens, the Chiefs are expected to be ready to pounce.
Mike Silver of The Athletic reports that the free agent receiver is believed to be targeting a November return as he continues working back from the serious knee injury he suffered last year while playing for the Dolphins. Silver also says Kansas City would have “strong interest” in a reunion once Hill is cleared to play.
There’s already some familiar support for the idea inside the Chiefs’ building. According to Silver, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones, among others, are “all for” Hill coming back to Kansas City. Jeremy Fowler noted last month that Hill still has affection for the Chiefs, and that a midseason return to Kansas City would make plenty of sense once he’s healthy.
Hill, 32, knows that organization well. The Chiefs made him a fifth-round pick in 2016, and after he was entering the final year of his four-year, $2.58 million deal in 2019, they gave him a new three-year, $54 million extension that included $35.2 million guaranteed.
Kansas City eventually traded Hill to Miami in the 2022 offseason, and he landed a four-year, $120 million contract with the Dolphins that came with $72.2 million in guaranteed money. He was scheduled to make base salaries of $19.665 million and $21.835 million over his next two seasons before agreeing to a reworked three-year, $90 million deal with $65 million in guarantees heading into the 2024 season. Miami then released Hill in February 2026 while he was recovering from a significant leg injury.
Hill’s 2025 season was limited to four games with the Dolphins, and he finished with 21 catches on 29 targets for 265 yards and one touchdown.
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