The Miami Dolphins reportedly traded Kansas Chiefs star Tyreke Hill on Wednesday and quickly made him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history thanks to a new $120 million contract extension that includes $72.2 million in guarantees.
In the deal, first reported by ESPN and the NFL Network, the Dolphins will send five draft picks to the Chiefs, including this year’s first and second round picks. Kansas City also gets a pair of fourth round picks over the next two years and one sixth round pick in 2023.
The contract extension dwarfs Davante Adams’ new contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, which is averaging $28.5 million per season and briefly became the largest contract by a wide receiver in NFL history.
Dolphins representatives did not immediately respond to ‘s request for confirmation.
Faced with limited pay cap space, executives attempted to cut the payroll by giving Hill a trade pass, according to multiple reports.
A three-time All-Pro who helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV at the end of the 2019 season, Hill remains a controversy among NFL fans after admittedly beating and strangling his pregnant girlfriend while they were visiting Oklahoma State in 2014. He pleaded guilty. of domestic violence and strangulation in 2015 and was given a three-year suspended sentence.
He later moved to Alabama and was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
His girlfriend, Cristal Espinal, gave birth to a son in 2015, and the couple reportedly got engaged in 2018. However, they have now broken up after he was investigated in 2019 for an incident in which their boy broke his arm at their home.
The Miami Dolphins traded to controversial Kansas Chiefs star Tyreke Hill (pictured) on Wednesday and quickly made him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history thanks to a new $120 million contract extension that includes $72.2 million in guarantees.
It was later revealed that the Overland Park, Kansas police responded to the same address on March 5 to investigate a report of child abuse or neglect. Hill’s name is also listed in this report.
Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe released a statement on April 24 explaining that he believes a crime took place but there is not enough evidence to file charges.
The next day, local station KCTV released a secretly recorded audio from an airport in Dubai in which a man, believed to be Hill, threatened a woman, believed to be Espinal, as she accused him of harming their child.
After being told that the boy was “afraid” of him, an enraged Hill replied, “You should be afraid of me too, bitch.”
Howe immediately reopened the investigation as the superiors suspended Hill indefinitely.
The reopened investigation was unceremoniously closed again a few weeks later, as Hill was not allowed to visit the team during voluntary summer training and the Chiefs’ mandatory mini-camp.
A three-time All-Pro who helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV at the end of the 2019 season, Hill (right) remains a controversy among NFL fans after admittedly beating and strangling his pregnant girlfriend while they were visiting Oklahoma State in 2014. He pleaded guilty to domestic violence and strangulation in 2015. He later moved to Alabama State and was drafted by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. His girlfriend, Cristal Espinal (left), gave birth to a son in 2015, and the couple reportedly got engaged in 2018. However, they have now broken up after he was investigated in 2019 for an incident in which their boy broke his hand in their family. Houses
Hill and Espinal were spotted together at a Kansas City Royals game before the couple broke up in 2019.
Hill’s suspension was lifted in July 2019, and while he continued to deny harming his son, he expressed regret at the threats to Espinal, who was pregnant at the time.
“I mean, I’d like to sort this all out, but I’m only here to deal with what I’ve done,” Hill said, referring to the secret audio released by local CBS affiliate KCTV. “On audio, my foul language. I’m going to deal with it. I don’t want no one to talk to my little sister, my daughter that I have now, my mom. This is very disrespectful. My mom got on me. She slapped me on the ear saying, “Come on, grow up with this.” So never again. I’m growing as a person.”
Known as one of the fastest and most athletic players in football, Hill is now the highest paid football player in NFL history thanks to a four-year, $120 million Miami extension.
Ultimately, the NFL decided it would not penalize Hill, and the Chiefs immediately announced that the suspension placed on his team had been lifted and he would go to training camp.
The team won their second Super Bowl that season when Hill caught 587 passes from All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes for 860 yards and seven touchdowns. Hill has been even better for the past two years, with 1,276 yards and 1,239 yards in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Wednesday’s deal divided many NFL fans and pundits, especially after the Cleveland Browns acquired fighting quarterback Deshawn Watson, who was sued for sexual harassment by various women in 2022. The Browns entered into a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million deal with Watson following the deal with the Houston Texans.
“Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual harassment by more than 20 women,” wrote Jeremy S. Owens of Market Watch. “He just got the biggest contract in NFL history.
Kevin Clancy of Barstool Sports describes Tyreke Hill as a “really bad guy”.
Many have focused on Hill’s reputation as one of the NFL’s fastest players to take care of past allegations against him. Hill now joins another elite sprint receiver, Jaylen Waddle, in Miami along with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. “Tyreke Hill and Jaylen Waddle in Miami would be the most explosive wide receiver duo of all time,” tweeted Fox Sports’ Clay Travis, who had previously criticized Hill following the child abuse allegations.
“Tyrek Hill pleaded guilty to hitting and strangling his then-pregnant girlfriend,” Owens continued. “He just got the biggest wide receiver contract in NFL history.”
“It’s really wild how much free pass Tyreke Hill gets for being a really bad dude,” Barstool Sports’ Kevin Clancy tweeted.
Others were more focused on Hill’s reputation as one of the NFL’s fastest players to take care of past allegations against him. Hill now joins another elite sprint receiver, Jaylen Waddle, in Miami along with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
“Tyreke Hill and Jaylen Waddle now form the fastest WR duo in NFL history,” ESPN’s Field Yates tweeted.
“Tyreke Hill and Jaylen Waddle in Miami would be the most explosive wide receiver duo of all time,” tweeted Fox Sports’ Clay Travis, who had previously criticized Hill following the child abuse allegations.
Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus (left) congratulated his client on Wednesday following the deal.