Although Tyreek Hill‘s four-year, $120MM contract held the belt for most lucrative wide receiver deal for 25 months, this offseason’s developments have made the contract look Dolphins-friendly.

Prior to Amon-Ra St. Brown, A.J. Brown and Justin Jefferson raising the AAV bar past Hill’s $30MM number and the Dolphins giving Jaylen Waddle more in total guarantees compared to their WR1’s contract, Miami’s future Hall of Fame pass catcher had been angling for an adjustment to his deal. The backloaded structure of Hill’s contract came up during the Jefferson-Vikings negotiations, and the younger wideout superstar managed to avoid the issue the Miami-based performer is navigating.

Jefferson’s guarantee numbers lap the WR field, with his fully guaranteed figure ($88.7MM) checking in $36MM north of Hill’s previous highwater mark. The Minnesota standout’s contract structure does not feature a phony final year to prop up the AAV figure the way Hill’s Dolphins pact does. Hill’s agent (Drew Rosenhaus) has communicated with Dolphins GM Chris Grier on this matter, but with the All-Pro talent signed through 2026, the team does not exactly have to act now.

“About the contract situation, I’m going to let my agent do his job,” Hill said, via NFL.com’s Cameron Wolfe. “That’s his job, man. His job is to get great at that. My job is obviously to come out here and help this team win. … We want to make sure it benefits both sides. I want to be able to help the team as much as I can. That’s as much as I can say about it.”

Hill, 30, added his top priority is making sure he will be a “Dolphin for life.” Offering glowing sentiments about his situation in Miami, Hill does not appear ready to force the issue just yet. His contract issue comes as the Dolphins are negotiating a blockbuster extension with Tagovailoa. As this situation plays out, Mike McDaniel said (via ProFootballNetwork.com’s Adam Beasley) Hill did not participate in team drills at this week’s minicamp.

It will be interesting to see, however, if Hill’s tone shifts should the Dolphins continue to hold their top player to a contract that includes three more seasons. Teams have held comparable players to club-friendly terms in the not-so-distant past. The Steelers did not relent on a third Antonio Brown contract until his walk year in 2017, and the Patriots never gave Rob Gronkowski a third contract, keeping him on the six-year deal he signed in 2012.

Hill made his way to South Florida after Davante Adams‘ Raiders contract prompted a course change during talks on a third Hill-Chiefs contract. While Hill said at the time he was not asking to be the NFL’s highest-paid receiver, the Chiefs bailed upon learning the speed merchant’s new asking price. The trade became mutually beneficial, with the draft capital obtained helping Kansas City win back-to-back Super Bowls and Hill elevating his profile with consecutive first-team All-Pro seasons while boosting Tua Tagovailoa‘s career in the process.

This Dolphins regime did cave to Xavien Howard earlier this decade. A year after giving Byron Jones a then-cornerback-record contract, the Dolphins dealt with Howard displeasure regarding a deal he signed in 2019. Four years remained on Howard’s deal when Grier authorized a reworking, and the GM greenlit a new contract that brought $50.7MM in new money months later. This process has probably already come up as the Hill camp presents a case for an adjusted contract, and after back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons, the eight-year veteran can certainly cite his impact on Tagovailoa as a reason he deserves to be paid in step with the new WR market.

Hill’s guarantees run out after 2024, and the 2026 season features an inflated base salary ($43.9MM) that almost definitely will not be paid. While Hill’s age and the duration of his contract provide some complications on his path to an adjusted accord, the Howard precedent — and perhaps the Dolphins wanting to finalize this before a CeeDee Lamb extension impacts the market further — may lead to a near-future resolution.

JUNE 3: While speaking about Hill’s contract status with WSVN7’s Josh Moser, agent Drew Rosenhaus said he has a “fluid line of communication” with the Dolphins’ front office (video link). Justin Jefferson‘s Vikings extension has, to no surprise, moved the top of the receiver market even higher. Hill will no doubt look to take advantage of that as talks pertaining to a new deal take place.

MAY 30: The Dolphins have acted early with Jaylen Waddle, making the younger of their two 1,000-yard wide receivers the NFL’s fourth-highest-paid pass catcher. Already employing the No. 3 player on that list, the Dolphins look to have a bit of an issue on their hands.

Tyreek Hill has used the Miami portion of his career to cement his status as a surefire Hall of Famer, separating from Patrick Mahomes and thriving on his own. The historically elite speed merchant has posted back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons. While Waddle is younger, Hill has worked as the Dolphins’ clear-cut No. 1 target during his two South Florida seasons.

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The wideout market has caught up to Hill, whose $30MM-per-year deal paced the field for more than two years. Agreed to in March 2022, Hill’s four-year, $120MM Dolphins extension included a phony final year that calls for a $43.9MM base salary — one that almost definitely will not be paid. The guarantees in Hill’s current pact run out after the 2024 season. Prior to Waddle’s $28.25MM-AAV payday, A.J. Brown and Amon-Ra St. Brown passed Hill for per-year value. Other wideouts have scored better-looking contracts since Hill’s extension, even if they did not hit the $30MM-AAV number.

Prior to St. Brown and Brown’s accords, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio indicates Hill has been pursuing a new contract. Hill approached the Dolphins about a new deal following the 2023 season, and Florio adds the ninth-year veteran’s efforts increased when the Eagles handed Brown a second extension — worth a market-setting $32MM per year. Like Hill, Brown’s previous contract was signed in spring 2022 and ran through 2026. As a rule, teams steer clear of major contract adjustments with three seasons remaining. But Hill’s camp has undoubtedly pointed to his production surpassing Brown’s.

While giving the Chiefs a downfield dimension they have lacked since making the trade, Hill eclipsed 1,300 yards in a season once in six Kansas City slates. The Davante Adams extension changed Hill’s asking price in 2022, and the Chiefs shifted from Hill extension talks to a trade and have since won two more Super Bowls without a No. 1-caliber wideout. The Dolphins have seen Hill elevate Tua Tagovailoa‘s production considerably, and no wideout’s yardage comes within 400 yards of Hill’s total (3,509) over the past two years. Granted, Justin Jefferson — the NFL’s runaway yardage leader from 2021-22 — missed much of last season due to injury. Jefferson’s Vikings negotiations also figure to motivate Hill.

As Brown could factor in more prime years into negotiations with the Eagles, Jefferson is going into his age-25 season. The Minnesota-based wideout is poised to eclipse Brown’s new AAV benchmark ($32MM) by a notable margin. Having turned 30 earlier this offseason and being signed through 2026, Hill does not stand in a similarly strong negotiating position.

Already playing two seasons on a contract that included $52.5MM fully guaranteed — still the league WR standard in that category — Hill has done well on the contract front. This is Hill’s third NFL contract; he scored the second one — a three-year, $54MM pact — shortly after the NFL did not suspend him following a child-abuse scandal that had him away from the Chiefs for several weeks. This era’s premier long-range playmaker has already earned $93MM over the course of his career.

The Dolphins, who are negotiating what stands to be a franchise-record extension with Tagovailoa, have made a longer-term commitment to Waddle. The team could move money around in Hill’s contract and/or add incentives to the deal, but with its top receiver signed for three more seasons, Miami can also stand down here. Hill’s current deal gives the team flexibility beyond 2024, though he certainly does not profile as a cut candidate following this season. It will be interesting to see how he proceeds if/once Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb, and possibly Brandon Aiyuk, secure market-shifting extensions as this offseason progresses.

Tyreek Hill previously hinted that he could hang up his cleats at the conclusion of his current contract. During a recent appearance on the Around the Bar podcast, Hill implied that he’s aiming for one more mega-deal, and the receiver made it clear that he wants to sign that next contract with the Dolphins.

“I love Miami. I love every bit of it,” Hill said (h/t ProFootballTalk.com). “My wife loves it, the kids love it, my mom loves it, and it’s just a beautiful city to live in. There’s so much stuff to do. Obviously, I would like to retire in Miami, but we all know how the NFL is, how jobs go, and people getting promotions over here and we understand that. But Miami is a great city. I love the team I play on, love the guys in the locker room, love the head coach, love the GM. So that means sign me. I love all you guys so much, I want to stay in Miami forever, man. Keep me there.”

Hill’s “sign me” statement is especially telling considering the terms of his current pact. While the receiver is technically signed through the 2026 season, that $30MM-per-year deal only contains guarantees through the 2024 season. That means negotiations on a reworked deal and/or an extension are surely coming, and a divorce will remain a possibility if the Dolphins refuse to meet Hill’s inevitable demands.

Hill now ranks third at his position in average annual salary (behind A.J. Brown and Amon-Ra St. Brown), so it’s not like the Dolphins would be eyeing a significant pay raise. The front office could simply proceed with the current terms of the contract, but there’s a chance Hill will push for some security beyond this upcoming campaign. The Dolphins will also have to consider an extension for Jaylen Waddle, who will be finishing up his rookie contract in 2025.

The Dolphins have been signaling that they intend to move forward with their two-headed monster at wide receiver. Odell Beckham Jr.‘s new contract is for only one season, and the Dolphins only committed to a pair of late-round receivers in the draft (Malik Washington and Tahj Washington). Both Hill and the Dolphins seemingly want to finish out the contract (or even add to it), but the eventual negotiations will likely reveal if that’s a real possibility.

For the second time in his career, Tyreek Hill has avoided a suspension in connection with an off-field incident. An NFL review of the Dolphins wide receiver’s conduct at a Florida marina this summer will not produce any punishment, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.

A video showed Hill slapping a worker at a Miami-era marina, leading to police and NFL investigations. After the Miami-Date State Attorney’s Office declined to hit Hill with a misdemeanor assault charge, the league will follow suit in not taking any action.

This incident does not rival Hill’s two past off-field scandals, which both pertained to domestic violence, but the controversial wide receiver will again avoid a suspension. In 2019, an NFL investigation into alleged Hill child abuse — one limited by a Kansas district attorney’s office — did not bring a suspension for the talented receiver. Hill pleading guilty to punching and choking his pregnant girlfriend in 2014 led to his dismissal from Oklahoma State, but no NFL suspension could commence for that incident due to it having occurred before the eventual fifth-round pick entered the league.

The June marina dustup took place after Hill and an unidentified man were fishing for tarpon from the marina dock, which a Kelley Fishing Fleet employee told police is illegal. After being told to exit the boat, Hill “became enraged” at the boat captain and needed to be restrained by other members of his group. An expletive-laden tirade ensued, with Hill soon identifying himself as “No. 10 from the Miami Dolphins,” telling the boat captain that he could “buy you and the boat.” As Hill walked away, he slapped a 57-year-old Kelley Fishing Fleet employee, who was not the boat captain that drew the receiver’s ire minutes earlier. Hill, 29, had told one of his associates to give the employee $200. The employee declined the offer.

Thursday’s news keeps Hill in the clear ahead of his second season with the Dolphins. The Chiefs traded Hill for a five-asset package, including a 2022 first-round pick, in March of last year. The Dolphins gave the all-time speed merchant a receiver-record extension (four years, $120MM). Hill produced his third first-team All-Pro season as a receiver last year, totaling career-high numbers in receptions (119) and yards (1,710) in his Dolphins debut. Four years remain on Hill’s Miami deal.

JULY 26: Hill will not face misdemeanor charges, as the Miami-Date State Attorney’s Office confirmed on Wednesday (via Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald). The NFL’s investigation remains ongoing, though, and Hill indicated that he (like the Dolphins themselves) remains in communication with the league while awaiting to see if discipline is handed down.

JULY 24: Most of the news around the NFL is tied to training camps at the moment, but a different development has taken place on Monday with respect to Tyreek Hill. The Dolphins wideout has seen last month’s incident at a Miami-area marina come to a legal end.

A joint statement from the attorneys representing Hill and the unnamed marina employee he allegedly assaulted reads: “The parties to the incident which occurred on June 18th, 2023 at the Haulover Marina involving Tyreek Hill have resolved their differences” (Twitter link via ESPN’s Adam Schefter).

Hill is alleged to have slapped the employee during a dispute that came about after he and others attempted to board a boat without permission. Hill offered to pay the victim (who was unaware of Hill’s identity at the time) $200, but he declined. A police investigation ensued, with surveillance footage being reviewed and witnesses from the incident interviewed.

The NFL opened its own investigation shortly thereafter, and requested to speak with all members of law enforcement involved in the case. To no surprise, the league has not handed down any supplemental discipline as of yet, with the legal process ongoing until today. It will be interesting to monitor how much of an effect (if any) Monday’s news has on the NFL’s view of the Hill situation.

The 29-year-old’s past could play a role in punishment being handed down. Any missed time would mark a signficant blow for Miami’s offense, since last year’s blockbuster trade acquisition set new career highs in receptions (119) and yards (1,710) in 2022, earning him a seventh Pro Bowl and fourth All-Pro nod. In any event, Hill’s latest legal situation appears to be behind him.

4:34pm: The NFL is opening its own investigation, as noted by Andy Slater of Fox 640 (Twitter links). The league is seeking the video which shows the incident, and is also requesting to interview every member of law enforcement involved in the case. Plenty of time likely remains until any decision is made by the NFL with respect to discipline, but their decision to open an independent probe marks a notable development in this unfolding situation.

12:57pm: While briefly rumored to be fading from the radar, latest Tyreek Hill off-field storyline is not going away. More details are coming out about the Dolphins wide receiver committing an alleged assault at a Miami-area marina last week.

The marina employee Hill is believed to have struck is a 57-year-old man, according to Sheldon Fox and Ruben Rosario of WSVN. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is investigating Hill for misdemeanor battery, Angie DiMichele of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Hill, 29, has been accused of slapping the employee during a dispute that came about after the receiver and others attempted to board a boat without permission.

Hill and an unidentified man were fishing for tarpon from the marina dock, which a Kelley Fishing Fleet employee told police (via DiMichele) is illegal. Two women in Hill’s group joined the men on a docked private boat. After being told to exit the boat, Hill “became enraged” at the boat captain and needed to be restrained by other members of his group, DiMichele reports. An expletive-laden tirade ensued, with Hill soon identifying himself as “No. 10 from the Miami Dolphins,” telling the boat captain that he could “buy you and the boat.”

Surveillance video backs up this report, according to the Sun Sentinel, which notes the employee Hill slapped is not the boat captain that initially drew his ire. Hill, whom DiMichele adds was “feeling disrespected,” slapped a Kelley Fishing Fleet employee on the back of the head as he walked by. The alleged victim did not initially know it was a Dolphins player who had hit him, but after the incident, Hill told one of his associates to give the man $200, DiMichele adds. The employee did not accept the money.

The video in question will certainly come into play regarding potential NFL discipline. The employee whom Hill is believed to have slapped ran into an office, as the receiver was being held back by a member of his group, and locked the door. The aforementioned Hill associate later told the accuser the receiver wanted to apologize, leading to the $200 offer. After the employee re-emerged from the office and declined the money, Hill left.

NFL discipline will almost definitely not commence until the State Attorney’s Office’s investigation wraps. No charges are necessary for the league to act, as past suspensions have shown, and Hill’s history could affect potential NFL punishment, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio notes.

The talented receiver came into the league with ugly baggage, having pleaded guilty to punching and choking his pregnant girlfriend while in college. The 2014 incident led to Hill being booted from the Oklahoma State football and track teams. Hill finished his college career at Division II West Alabama, seeing the arrest lead to a drop into the 2015 fifth round, where the Chiefs selected him. In 2019, an audio tape of Hill threatening the same woman, the mother of his children, produced a child abuse investigation. Limited in part by a lack of cooperation from a Kansas City, Kan., District Attorney’s office, the NFL did not suspend Hill. The Chiefs subsequently signed Hill to a three-year, $54MM extension, one that included protections for the team in the event of more off-field issues.

Hill has become one of this era’s best wide receivers. The Dolphins sent a five-pick package, including a 2022 first-round choice, to the Chiefs for the accomplished speed merchant in March 2022. Miami then made Hill the NFL’s highest-paid receiver, at $30MM per year. Hill totaled career-high numbers in receptions (119) and yardage (1,710) during his first Dolphins season. A suspension would certainly change the complexion of Miami’s offense.

JUNE 22: In an update on the situation which contradicts Wednesday night’s, Angie DiMichele of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel notes the police investigation is still ongoing. In addition, the police report indicates the unnamed victim is in fact interested in proceeding with what would be misdemeanor charges. Depending on what additional information is uncovered during the investigation, further developments could take place on this matter. Any NFL discipline will likely only be decided upon after the police investigation has concluded.

JUNE 21, 5:17pm: This investigation wrapped Wednesday, and it does not look like a charge will be filed. Police informed the alleged victim he would need to pursue a criminal charge with the state attorney, per Slater. Hill certainly does not come off looking good, despite potentially avoiding a charge, as Slater adds the second-year Dolphins pass catcher allegedly told the employee, “I can buy you and the boat” (Twitter links).

9:39am: Miami-Dade Police have begun an investigation into Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, according to Local 10 News’ Ian Margol, who reports Hill allegedly hit a worker at Haulover Marina.

A disagreement with a man working at the marina led to Hill slapping the employee, Fox Sports 640’s Andy Slater tweets. This dustup began when Hill and others attempted to board a boat without permission, per Slater, who adds police are reviewing a video that may show the alleged strike.

Hill shared an Instagram story of a Father’s Day celebration on a boat Sunday. Police were at the marina Tuesday, and Margol indicated the department confirmed an investigation is underway. The Dolphins announced Wednesday morning they are aware of the investigation.

The employee is not believed to want to press charges, per Slater, but the NFL’s personal conduct policy does not require an indictment for a suspension to take place. The Dolphins have Hill signed to a receiver-record four-year, $120MM contract. A suspension would put Hill’s guarantees at stake.

The eighth-year wide receiver has a history of off-field violence connections. He was arrested for reportedly punching and choking his pregnant girlfriend in December 2014. That arrest led to Hill’s dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team and caused him to fall to the fifth round of the 2016 draft. In 2019, audio emerged of Hill threatening the same woman, and an investigation into the then-Chiefs wideout striking his oldest child took place. The investigation did not produce an NFL suspension.

Traded to the Dolphins for a five-asset package including a first-round pick, Hill delivered another All-Pro season in 2022, doing so despite Miami playing without Tua Tagovailoa for a chunk of the slate. The perennial Pro Bowler totaled career-high marks in receptions (119) and receiving yards (1,710) in his first year with the Dolphins.