It came out in the wake of the Tyreek Hill trade that the finalists to land the All-Pro wideout were the Jets and his eventual landing spot, the Dolphins. Since both teams had similarly-valued trade packages lined up, Hill’s destination became his own choice. It appears New York was never truly a serious consideration for him to continue his career in, however. 
When asked about the trade, Hill responded, “How close was I? Who? The Jets?… I knew I was going to pick Miami no matter what because I’m basically from here, I’m here all the time. This is home for me, for us” (Twitter link via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo).
The Douglas, Georgia native’s first opportunity to sign an extension actually would have come from New York, Garafolo adds (Twitter link). The Jets had a trade in place with Kansas City, then “went to work on a contract with Hill”. Once Miami became involved with their respective offer, however, Garafolo describes it as being “only a matter of time” before Hill became a Dolphin.
As ESPN’s Rich Cimini tweets, the Jets “knew it was a long shot” to land Hill, but they were eliminated from contention once Miami became an option for Hill to sign with. Part of the reason he did so – other than his personal connection to the city – may have to do with his on-field role. Garafolo’s colleague Cameron Wolfe reports (on Twitter) that new head coach Mike McDaniel may try to use him in a way that is “similar” to what he and Kyle Shanahan did with Deebo Samuel in San Francisco.
Overall, there were 12 teams with which “serious talks” took place regarding Hill (Twitter link via Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald). In the end, though, the league’s highest-paid wideout was able to secure not only a new contract, but also join his preferred new team in the process. The Jets, meanwhile, will move forward with the knowledge they were ultimately an also-ran in the process.
Lol… Joe Douglass doing a great job at branding the Jets.
and player X would consider an extension if the money is right
It’s BS headline he got top dollar from his home town team. Never considered anyone else
He’s from Georgia. He just thinks of Miami as home. It’s in the article.
jets were a train wreck before Joe Douglas. Only one GM has a winning record over their tenure since 2000. Mike Tannenbaum.
Good.
In related news…. Water is wet
Of course Hill didn’t consider the Jets as a viable destination for his services. There rebuilding and Hill doesn’t wanna be apart of a rebuild
Jets have been rebuilding since Joe Namath
This is great!
Georgia and Miami aren’t even that close. Even from South Georgia its about an hour drive. So I guess I’m basically from 15 different states, using that logic. But anyways, I’m not mad the Jets didn’t get him. I think Miami is silly for using that draft capital on him, and not a guy like Watson or Wilson. It’s a very big draft for the Jets this year. But let’s see then get this draft right, and build the foundation stronger, before they dish out a ton of picks and record setting money on skill position players.
That’s cute that you think it’s only an hour drive from south GA to Miami. That’s not even. Try several hours…. You also need to discover google maps.
I omitted the 8 by mistake. But its creepy what you think is cute. Good job being a jerk though. I’ll mute you now, so I never again have to hear your pointless condescending comments.
Yes the best course of action was to send those drafts picks (and more) plus a record setting contract to a guy with 22 pending civil cases of rape.
Stupid on the Fins to build a strong OL for Tua and bring major talent around to help him succeed.
Good luck Tyreek with the dunk and dink passer in Tua. Not sure how many deep balls he can get to you.
Players like Hill or any other All-Pro want to go to teams where they have a shot at winning and going to the playoffs. Teams like Jets who’ve been perennial losers for the last 25 years never had a chance.
Oh darn…the woman/child abuser didn’t end up with Jets….how will I sleep
If Hill & his Agent are both from Florida, sounds like Jets never had a legit chance. I wonder whether Jets GM decided to just drive up the price on Miami. If you’re not gonna get the superstar might ad well make your division rival pay more.
As much as I hope this is true and a very good strategy (and interesting point to make on your part that I never thought of because I’m a broken down self-deprecating Jets fan), I think you’re fiving the Jets too much credit haha
Breaking the bank and not his kids arm is the right choice.