Here is the breakdown of the blockbuster trade that sends Tyreek Hill to the AFC East.
The Kansas City Chiefs are trading six-time Pro-Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for five draft picks: a 2022 first-round pick (No. 29), a second-round pick (No. 50) and a fourth-round pick, as well as fourth- and sixth-round picks in the 2023 draft, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Hill is expected to receive a massive contract extension from the Dolphins, according to sources. Hill is currently scheduled to become a free agent after this season.
Both the Jets and Dolphins had trades in place for Hill, according to sources. The question became where Hill wanted to become the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history.
Davante Adams is currently the highest-paid wide receiver after he signed a five-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders that averages $28.5 million per season.
Hill will get a massive new contract with the Dolphins that will make him the highest-paid WR in the NFL. The Dolphins are now loaded on offense.
This was a massive misstep on the Chiefs’ part. The Dolphins practically gave up nothing. The chances of them hitting on someone as talented and in their prime as Hill with the draft picks they gave up was very low. Meanwhile, the Chiefs have been losing talent around Patrick Mahomes since they won the Super Bowl. There is only so much he can do by himself, and without Hill opening up massive throwing lanes for Mahomes, he is really going to have to work with the other receivers on the roster to make them that explosive offense everyone was scared of a few years back.
Right now, if you cover Travis Kelce, Mahomes doesn’t have much else out there to throw to. The Chiefs will definitely draft a WR and just pray he becomes an impact player.
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