Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill vented about a potential trade that could upend the team’s hopes for the 2024 season. The Dolphins lost their second consecutive Wild Card matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs last month. The Dolphins high-octane offense put up only seven points in the chilly loss in Kansas City.
The Miami Dolphins could trade Jaylen Waddle
The Dolphins are trying to make some moves to improve for the 2024 season. They hired Anthony Weaver as their defensive coordinator. Per Sports Illustrated, former Dolphins executive vice president of football operations Mike Tennenbaum said this week the team could look to trade Jaylen Waddle for Chiefs’ cornerback Trent McDuffie:
“I love this one,” Tannenbaum explained. “Two great young players. Trent McDuffie straight up for Jaylen Waddle and here’s why: If you’re Miami, you’re probably going to cut Xavien Howard as a cap casualty.
So you get Trent McDuffie, who is a great young player. So that’s for Miami. Obviously, you still have a great receiver in Tyreek Hill. For Kansas City, you need a No. 1 receiver. Jaylen Waddle really has a chance to be a No. 1.”
Tyreek Hill defends Waddle and Tua
Hill took issue with Tannenbaum’s suggestion. Hill posted a few Instagram messages in defense of Waddle. He also defended quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who also has been the subject of several trade suggestions since the Dolphins’ early playoff exit.
“I’m all the way in Greece right now and I get on Twitter to see people talking crazy about dolphin football,” Hill wrote.
Hill added: “My boy waddle is the future, he is better than I was at this point in his career and for people in this fan base to want to trade him is ludicrous.”
“[Waddle] and Tua was special before me and will be special after I leave,” Hill wrote.
The Dolphins need to make changes
The Dolphins will have to make some roster decisions that won’t be popular with many of their core players. The Dolphins head into the offseason $51 million in the red, per Over The Cap.
They also need talented players to play to their full potential if they want to win a Super Bowl. Losing Waddle would hurt the Dolphins offense.
They can keep Waddle and Tua. But the Dolphins better put up more than seven points in the Wild Card game next year to justify it.
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