Tyreek Hill finally admits what Chiefs fans have known all along about his trade to Dolphins from Kansas City

One of the best decisions the Kansas City Chiefs ever made was trading star wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

At the time, it was one of the riskiest decisions in franchise history. Hill is one of the most unique talents the NFL has ever seen, as he can change a game as a runner, receiver, or return specialist. 

The Chiefs drafted Hill in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. During his six-year stint in Kansas City, he caught 479 passes for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns. He also rushed for 719 yards and six TDs. 

Following the conclusion of the 2021 season, the Chiefs traded Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a 2022 first-round pick, a 2022 second-round pick, two fourth-round picks, and a 2023 sixth-round pick. The best players that K.C. got out those picks were WR Rashee Rice and cornerback Trent McDuffie. 

Trading Hill also saved saved the team from having to give him a major contract, allowing K.C. to pay the likes of defensive tackle Chris Jones, center Creed Humphrey, and tight end Travis Kelce. As a result, the Chiefs have made the Super Bowl every year since dealing Hill to Miami.

Hill has always maintained support for the Chiefs since leaving, even vaguely teasing at times that he wishes he was still a part of the team. While joining Mike Florio and Chris Simms of Pro Football Talk on Friday, Hill talked about how the love he still has for his former team, and he believes that they will beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

"I love those guys to death, man," Hill said. "I got a lot of respect for them, because the way each and every Sunday that we took the field, we knew that we were going to win games. And every guy on that team works their tail off, and I can see why they're about the three-peat."

Hill also admitted that it's tough for him to continually watch the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

"I come to the Super Bowl every year, man, and it's tough for me," Hill said. "I tell my wife, I'm not going to the Super Bowl. It's tough. I'm still going for Chiefs. It's tough for me to go to the game and just be in this environment and not playing in it. But, at the same time, I got to be mindful. I got to be mindful of the future I'm trying to build. I got to be mindful of everything that I want to be a part of whenever I'm not playing football. It sucks not playing. There's a whole lot of things that go into it."

Finally, Hill admitted that he second guess his decision to leave K.C. at times.

"Always," Hill said. "You always have thoughts like that. I mean, I'm human. So at the end of the day, you're always thinking in the back of your head like, man, did I make the right decision? But at the same time, though, the way I was raised, I'm always thinking what God has planned for me in the future. And I'm blessed with what I got. I'm blessed with the situation God has put me in."

Hill still had one year left on his contract when the Chiefs traded him. The two sides attempted to reach an extension, but couldn't come to an agreement. The Dolphins gave him a new four-year, $120 million deal with $72.2 million in guarantees, making him the highest-paid WR at the time. 

It's interesting to think about what things would be like for Hill and the Chiefs had he stayed in K.C., but at the end of the day the Chiefs came out on the winning side of the deal. Hill has made out well, getting paid top dollar and producing insane numbers in 2022 and 2023. 

However, he's been on the short end of the stick when it comes to winning, and his frustration with that is beginning to boil over. The Dolphins went one-and-done in the postseason in 2022 and 2023, included getting blown about by K.C. in the '23 Wild-Card round. Miami failed to make the playoffs in 2024.