A Tyreek Hill reunion with the Chiefs? There’s one significant roadblock
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- Tyreek Hill reunion rumors emerge as Chiefs face receiver shortages in Brazil loss.
- Hill's costly contract with Miami remains primary obstacle to any potential return.
- Wideout Xavier Worthy suffers shoulder injury; Rice begins six-game suspension.
There’s been no official report from the Chiefs about wide receiver Xavier Worthy’s shoulder injury, which he sustained three plays into Friday’s loss to the Chargers in Brazil.
But the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday morning that Worthy suffered a dislocated shoulder, although there is no word on how much time he’ll miss.
A few hours after Rapoport’s report, the Dolphins were blown out by the Colts, 33-8, in Indianapolis. Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill caught four passes for 40 yards. He was visibly upset on the sideline.
Miami’s struggles and the Chiefs’ sudden need for a wide receiver following Worthy’s injury and Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension, had lots of fans dreaming big. Could Hill, 31, return to the Chiefs, a team he helped win Super Bowl LIV?
There’s a significant stumbling block to that reunion. The Chiefs traded Hill in 2022 because he sought a massive contract and the Dolphins gave it to him.
And that’s the issue.
The Chiefs have $15,123,100 in salary-cap space per the NFLPA’s public report.
Spotrac shows Hill’s salary-cap hit for the 2025 NFL season is $27,698,750. Hill has a potential out in his contract after this season, but his cap hit for the 2026 season is a whopping $51,898,750.
NFL teams frequently find a way to make contracts work when the math seems fuzzy, but that’s a pretty large difference in Hill’s contract and the Chiefs’ cap space. The Dolphins could include money in any deal, of course, but that likely would increase the trade cost from the Chiefs, who don’t like to give up draft picks.
Never say never in the sports world, but a Hill reunion with the Chiefs seems unlikely.
This story was originally published September 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM.
