MIAMI — Just minutes after the Miami Dolphins were eliminated from the NFL playoffs, one of their star players left reporters stunned.
When asked about his message for Miami after the Dolphins lost to the New York Jets 32-20 on Sunday evening, receiver Tyreek Hill responded by questioning his own future with the team.
“This is the first time I haven’t been in the playoffs,” he said. “For me, I have to do what’s best for me and my family if that’s here or wherever the case may be. I’m finna open that door for myself. I’m opening the door. I’m out. It was great playing here.”
Hill’s comments came after he finished two catches for 20 yards and not play a single snap in the fourth quarter, something that Coach Mike McDaniel said he was told “right before the drive.”
While at the podium for the postgame press conference, McDaniel said he was not going to comment on Hill’s statements at this time.
“I’m not going to be too much weight on second-hand postgame disappointment statements,” McDaniel said. “We will see how the next couple of days progress in convos with him and I.”
Hill, an eight-time Pro Bowl player, ended the season with 959 receiving yards, marking the first time that he didn’t hit the 1,000-yard mark since his injury-filled 2019 season, according to CBS News Miami’s partners at the Miami Herald.
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