After Jaylen Waddle’s Dolphins contract deal, Tyreek Hill wants a raise. Will this be possible?
Tyreek Hill’s Miami Dolphins contract was beginning to look meager in compared to other elite NFL receivers, even before Jaylen Waddle inked a three-year agreement worth $28.25 million yearly.
With his 2022 contract, Hill was paid an average of $30 million a season, which at the time made him the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL. But as Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk frequently notes, Hill’s real contract is very different. The $45 million salary that is attached to the last year of his contract—a sum that the Dolphins will surely not be paying—makes that $30 million figure significantly overblown.
Rather, Hill’s deal delivers an average yearly value of $25 million (excluding the fictitious $45 million year). Currently, a number of individuals are paid within this amount, such as Nico Collins of Houston, who recently agreed to a contract extension worth $24.25 million per year. Collins is hardly a five-time All-Pro with a Super Bowl ring, but he is a fine player who is developing.
Although Hill had already had two seasons with 1,000 yards or more by his third year, Collins just had his first 1,000-yard campaign in his three-year career. Over the course of six of his eight NFL seasons, he has accumulated over 1,000 years. Without a question, the “Cheetah” is among the NFL’s top receivers, and based on Florio’s suggestion, Hill might believe that he deserves a raise again.
Hill’s season salary is now projected to be $19.76 million, significantly less than what a player of his caliber of skill should be paid.
Prior to Waddle signing his agreement, Hill sent the Dolphins management a really strange message instructing them to deal with his contract problem.
“I adore the players in the locker room, the head coach, the general manager, and the team I play for. That implies that you should sign me. I want to live in Miami forever because I adore all of you so much, man. Hold me over there.
