The Kansas City Chiefs are trading six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreke Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five picks in the draft: a 2022 first-round pick (No. 29), a second-round pick (No. 50), and a fourth-round pick. plus fourth- and sixth-round picks in the 2023 draft, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
The Dolphins have given Hill a four-year, $120 million contract extension, including a guaranteed $72.2 million, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN. This makes him the highest paid wide receiver in NFL history.
According to sources, both the New York Jets and the Dolphins trade Hill. The question was where Hill wanted to be a wide receiver with a record deal.
| Player | TD |
|---|---|
| Davante Adams | 69 |
| Mike Evans | 60 |
| Tyreke Hill | 56 |
| — ESPN statistics and information | |
The offer to trade the Jets to the Chiefs for the Hill, which Kansas City would have accepted if the wide receiver had chosen New York, did not include a first-round pick, but rather multiple picks that were commensurate with the Dolphins’ offer. on a draft cost chart the teams are using, sources told ESPN. The Chiefs would get picks Nos. 35, 38, and 69, while the Jets would get Hill and pick No. 103.
Davante Adams was the highest paid wide receiver for a week after signing a five-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders that averages $28.5 million per season and includes $67.5 million fully guaranteed.
The Dolphins’ odds at Caesars Sportsbook of winning the Super Bowl improved from 70-1 to 40-1 after the trade, while their odds of winning in the AFC improved from 35-1 to 20-1 and in the AFC East from +675 to + 400. .
This is the second major step the Dolphins have taken this week to bolster their offense, which will be named by new head coach Mike McDaniel. On Tuesday, the Dolphins agreed to a five-year deal with left tackle Terron Armstead worth up to $87.5 million, a source told ESPN, blocking the services of one of the top free agents of the 2022 cycle. The deal includes $43.37 million in guaranteed cash, the source said.
Dolphins Assistant General Manager Marvin Allen was the Chiefs’ College Scouting Director for five years, from 2013 to 2017, when Hill was selected by Kansas City.
Hill’s addition gives Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa a true No. 1 wide receiver to help develop him. The Dolphins also added wide receiver Cedric Wilson as free agents and dynamic wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, who had 104 receptions for 1,015 yards and six touchdowns in his rookie season.
The Dolphins also added two new runners at large in Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert.
Hill, who was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in all six seasons of his NFL career, had 111 receptions for 1,239 yards and nine touchdowns for the Chiefs last season.
He has 479 receptions for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns in his career. According to ESPN Stats & Information, he is one of only four players since 1970 to have at least six touchdowns in each of his first six NFL seasons. The others are Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald and Marvin Harrison.
The Chiefs’ broad receiver corps now includes free agents Juju Smith-Shuster, Mekole Hardman, Josh Gordon, Justin Watson, Cornell Powell, Gehrig Dieter and Corey Coleman.
The Chiefs are expected to add wide receivers in free will and in the draft.
Since becoming the Chiefs’ starting quarterback in 2018, Patrick Mahomes has connected with Hill for 41 touchdowns, the second-most quarterback duo in that time, according to research by ESPN Stats & Info.
With the exception of tight end Travis Kelsey, 32, who signed a four-year extension in 2020, all of the big contracts the Chiefs have signed since Brett Wich became the team’s general manager have gone to players in their 20s and 20s. .
The Chiefs’ odds of winning the Super Bowl at Caesars Sportsbook have gone up from +850 to +900, while their odds of winning the AFC are now +500 from +400 and the AFC West are now +175 from +130.
Adam Teicher of ESPN contributed to this report.