An incredible era of explosive offensive output is over in Kansas City.
Leaders traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for five draft picks, including a first-round pick (No. 29 overall) in the 2022 draft, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday. Dolphins and Chiefs have since announced the trade. Hill gets a contract extension with the Dolphins after the trade.
The extension of the contract was the sticking point that led to Hill’s divorce from the Chiefs. The receiver was offered a deal that would have made him one of the NFL’s highest paid receivers with the Chiefs, but the offer did not satisfy the Speedster, which led the Chiefs to give Hill’s representation permission to trade. look for. They found one with the Dolphins, where Hill gets the extension he was looking for, while also instantly becoming their most prominent player. Rapoport and Pelissero report Hill’s new extension is for four years and will guarantee $ 120 million with $ 72.2 million.
“I’m happy for Tyreek, he has grown as a man and player here in Kansas City,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said in a statement. “Myself, my staff and our organization appreciate everything he has done for our team. This move will also benefit the Chiefs, we now have cap space and additional draft picks to grow as a football team. I wish him well as he does. goes on. “
Multiple teams (including the Packers and Jets) engaged Kansas City in discussions about Hill, Per Rapoport and Pelissero, and the resulting trade met expectations of a massive trap for the six-time Pro Bowler and three-time First Team All-Pro. Included in the compensation for Hill is the number 29 overall pick in this year’s draft, in addition to a second and fourth round in 2022 and a fourth and sixth round in 2023, per Rapoport.
The Chiefs are now holding two first rounds in the 2022 draft: Number 29 and Number 30.
Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network reported that the Jets’ bid did not include one of their two first-round picks (Nos. 4 and 10 overall), but would have included their two second-rounders (Nos. 35 and 38) .
The Dolphins were remarkably aggressive during the free agency, beating former Cowboys receiver Ced Wilson to a three-year, $ 22.8 million deal and shooting the best free agent in the entire class by beating tackle Terron Armstead to five years Signed a $ 75 million contract. Week.
Hill’s addition even overshadows Armstead’s signing and signals an era of urgency in Miami, where the Dolphins fell again shortly after the postseason for a second straight year, but are clearly not happy just hoping for the playoffs. to reach.
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