{"id":17846,"date":"2025-01-09T07:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17846"},"modified":"2025-01-09T07:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:38:15","slug":"mike-mcdaniel-reveals-direct-conversation-he-had-with-tyreek-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17846","title":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel reveals \u2018direct\u2019 conversation he had with Tyreek Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"single-header\">\n<div class=\"single-meta\">\n<div class=\"smeta-in\">\n<div class=\"smeta-sec\">\n<div class=\"p-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"smeta-extra\">\n<div class=\"single-right-meta single-time-read is-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div class=\"s-ct\">\n<div class=\"s-feat-outer\">\n<div class=\"s-feat\">\n<div class=\"featured-lightbox-trigger\" data-source=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24186448_168403908_lowres-scaled-e1736298231804.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" data-attribution=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-foxiz_crop_o1 size-foxiz_crop_o1 wp-post-image entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24186448_168403908_lowres-860x573.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Mike McDaniel and Tyreek Hill\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24186448_168403908_lowres-860x573.jpg.webp\" data-lazy-src-webp=\"https:\/\/dolphinnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24186448_168403908_lowres-860x573.jpg.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-ct-wrap\">\n<div class=\"s-ct-inner\">\n<div class=\"e-ct-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-content rbct clearfix\">\n<p>Miami Dolphins\u00a0star receiver Tyreek Hill made waves on Sunday after the team\u2019s loss to the\u00a0New York Jets, as he\u00a0seemingly implied that he no longer wants to be a part\u00a0of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Hill then followed up that move by\u00a0paying homage\u00a0to Antonio Brown on social media, changing his profile picture to his face on Brown\u2019s body when the former\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0receiver left a game early against the Jets. Brown has not played in the NFL since.<\/p>\n<p>However, it appears that Hill had some productive meetings with Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier. He has even restored his profile picture on X (formerly known as Twitter) to an image of himself in a Dolphins uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Grier revealed that while Hill did not walk back his comments from Sunday, he did not ask the Dolphins for a trade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Dolphin%20Nation&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876693428949721518&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdolphinnation.com%2F2025%2F01%2F07%2Fmike-mcdaniel-reveals-direct-conversation-he-had-with-tyreek-hill%2F&amp;sessionId=eba8a125554f3bbea12040ef029ad47e5a24c72e&amp;siteScreenName=dolphin_nation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=01917f4d1d4cb%3A1696883169554&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1876693428949721518\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a positive sign that the Dolphins and Hill can keep the relationship together after the star wideout spent the last three seasons in a Miami uniform.<\/p>\n<p>Grier declined to share details of his conversation with Hill, stating that the receiver was \u201cemotional\u201d after a tough season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMike and I had conversations with Tyreek, productive conversations,\u201d\u00a0Grier sai<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/article297022014.html\">d<\/a>. \u201cI will keep those between us. In a frustrating season, he was very emotional.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This season, Hill dealt with a wrist injury that may have hampered his play. Hill took a massive step back statistically in the 2024 campaign after back-to-back seasons where he finished with over 1,700 receiving yards.<\/p>\n<p>The star receiver caught just 81 passes for 959 yards and six touchdowns, averaging just 56.4 receiving yards per game \u2013 his lowest average since his rookie season. The fact that starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa missed six games also played a role in Hill\u2019s downturn in production this season.<\/p>\n<p>In the Dolphins\u2019 final game of the season, Hill removed himself from the game, something that McDaniel said was unacceptable behavior.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was very direct with him,\u201d McDaniel said of his conversation with Hill. \u201cHe was very honest. Discussed multiple things including it\u2019s not acceptable to leave a game and won\u2019t be tolerated. He embraced accountability.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite Hill\u2019s recent actions, McDaniel still shared that the eight-time Pro Bowler would be the No. 1 option in the offense next season as long as teams aren\u2019t doubling him.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the Dolphins will be able to work things out with Hill and keep him in Miami, but it\u2019s possible things could change as the offseason goes on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dolphins\u00a0star receiver Tyreek Hill made waves on Sunday after the team\u2019s loss to the\u00a0New York Jets, as he\u00a0seemingly implied that he no longer wants to be&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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