Stephen A. Smith tears into Tyreek Hill and accuses him of foul play for wanting to leave Miami
Stephen A. Smith expressed his disgust for Tyreek Hill’s comments about clearly wanting to leave the Miami Dolphins on Monday’s edition of First Take.
The Dolphins’ terrible season ended with a playoff miss, punctuated by a 20-32 loss to the struggling New York Jets on Sunday.
After the sour season finale, Hill suggested he should leave Miami to compete at a higher level in the NFL.
“I just have to do what’s best for me and my family,” Hill told reporters after the loss. “If that’s here, or anywhere, I’ll open that door for myself.
‘I’ll open the door. I’m gone, brother. It’s been great to play here, but at the end of the day I have to do what’s best for my career because I’m too much of a competitor to just be out there.”
The next morning, Smith confronted Cheetah saying he wanted out of the Dolphins.
Stephen A. Smith ripped into Tyreek Hill during First Take and took over his trading commentary on Sunday night
“Hell no,” Smith said. “Stay there.”
“Life is a little different when you’re not with Patrick Mahomes,” Smith continued. “We tried to tell you. We don’t want to hear now that there is no family. You have your bag. That’s not family, brother. Family is the bag.
“Once you get the bag, the family is taken care of. This is about you realizing that life is a little different when Patrick Mahomes isn’t putting the football in front of you.”
Hill completed his third campaign with the Dolphins after six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. After two seasons with over 100 receptions and 1,700 yards for a total of 20 touchdowns, Hill’s numbers this year were his lowest since the move.
The wide receiver made 81 catches on 123 targets for 959 yards and six touchdowns.
Miami finished their season with an 8–9 record and placed 2nd in the AFC East.
After reworking his deal last year, Hill is under contract for two more seasons, with salary caps of $27.7 million (2025) and $51.9 million (2026), via OverTheCap.
Cheetah famously asked out of the Chiefs, leading to the team trading him before the 2022 season. Kansas City has won two Super Bowls since Hill left and is on pace to win their third in a row.