There is a saying that goes: “In tough moments, staying composed can feel like balancing on a thin edge, yet it’s where growth begins.” But clearly, Tyreek Hill couldn’t live by this adage. After the Dolphins were ousted of the playoffs contentions, which marked the wide receiver’s first time missing the postseason, an emotional Tyreek indirectly told the media he wanted a trade out of Miami. And for Rodney Harrison, that should have never happened or come from a veteran player like Tyreek.
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“You’re a veteran player; you know a lot of times the game is emotional. Take some time, take a walk, take a deep breath before you go to the media and say some things that you don’t really realize what you’re saying,” Harrison said on Pro Football Talk.
The Dolphins had restructured Hill’s contract back in August, which is set to earn him a $90 million salary over the next three years, with a whopping $65 million guaranteed. This is why Harrison rightly believes that the Dolphins have treated the wide receiver “extremely well.”
Hill had even boasted about his new QB, Tua Tagovailoa, being better than his previous QB, Patrick Mahomes, whom he won a Super Bowl with. This is all the more reason why Harrison believes Hill should have put his money where his mouth is and stayed loyal to the team. However, after the Week 18 loss against the Jets, he ran his mouth and wanted an out of Miami.
“It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for my career. I’m too much of a competitor to just be out there,” Hill told the media.
A few days later, Tyreek’s agent has now revealed that the wide receiver doesn’t really want an out. He was just being “genuine” and “passionate” during the post-game interview, and it felt emotionally wrenching to him that he couldn’t make the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.
This further angers Rodney, as he thinks that if Tyreek was “committed,” he would have never expressed a desire to leave Miami. The analyst added that Tyreek’s “talking” as a whole, has been the main problem, something he believes “nobody cares about.”
“You talk about being committed. If you’re committed, you’re not talking about, right after the game, you’re gonna walk out… I look at Tyreek, he does so much talking. Just shut up and play, man. Put up those numbers… These athletes, they are making all this money, $30 million a year, he’s never happy, he’s complaining. It’s like, dude, just go play football. Nobody really cares.”
Tyreek’s agent also claimed that the wide receiver broke his wrist against the Commanders in a scrimmage during training camp. After a thorough check-up, the doctors reportedly told the receiver that he needed a “season-ending” surgery, but being a team player, he chose to play through the injury. And, after missing the playoffs, these sacrifices seemed too much for the Cheetah.
But, host Mike Florio was skeptical about this, noting that the injury was never mentioned on the IR throughout the season, even speculating that the injury might have been exaggerated to justify or backtrack on last week’s comment. Harrison also weighed in, saying that if Tyreek was truly injured, he should have gotten it fixed, not sulked about it after the season.
