Tyreek Hill is one of social media’s more eclectic figures. One day, he’s penning musings about Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and his perceived “lameness.” Another day, he’s detailing his frustration over the tone and tenor of Mike Tyson’s clash with Jake Paul.
All of that is to say: Hill is a mysterious presence, even to those who follow him week in and week out. Anything that he says — or posts — gains traction, for better or worse.
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Wednesday offered doubters a window into Hill’s world. What seemed a fairly harmless message imploring his followers to cherish the present opened up a frenzy of sorts over the 30-year-old wide receiver’s gridiron future.
Here’s what you need to know.
Tyreek Hill retirement rumors
Hill brought social media to its knees Wednesday, albeit with what seemed the most benign of sentiments.
The Dolphins’ star wide receiver took to X, the website formerly known as Twitter, to serve up one of the patented motivational messages athletes tend to deliver every few months.
“Love what you do cause it will soon end,” Hill wrote.
No harm, no foul. Right?
Not exactly. Internet sleuths took exception with Hill’s post, not for its content but for its (potential) implications.
It’s true that Hill has previously expressed a desire to call it quits at the end of his Dolphins deal — in a 2023 interview with SportsRadio810, Hill explained that he wanted to make it to 10 years in the league then head into “the business side.”
He also restructured his contract ahead of the 2024 season, ensuring he received more guaranteed money without tacking on additional years.
At present, Hill’s contract expires at the end of the 2026 season, so Miami’s fans still have two years to witness the speedster in all his glory if he sticks to his 2023 plan.
Then again, Hill is a notoriously enigmatic social media user. So who’s to say whether his latest effort was a premonition of what’s to come or another bit of chicanery from the gifted pass-catcher.
Tyreek Hill 2024 stats
Since his arrival into the world of professional football in 2017, Hill has been one of the NFL’s most prominent weapons in the flat.
Billed the best player in the league by his peers ahead of the 2024 season, Hill is on the fast track for Canton, having garnered five All-Pro selections while collecting nearly 11,000 receiving yards over the course of his glimmering career.
An injury to Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa limited the overall effectiveness of Miami’s offense in the early parts of the 2024 season. Unsurprisingly, Hill’s numbers crashed as a result. Still, he remains one of football’s finest artisans, a blur with hands like cushions and amoeba-like agility.
Here’s a look at his stats through 12 games played in 2024.
