Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill traded from Kansas City Chiefs to the Miami Dolphins last March, but the NFL star has admitted that he tried to join Cleveland Browns instead.
Eyebrows were raised when Hill was traded from the Chiefs, with the speedy receiver known as "Cheetah" a huge asset in their offense. Hill won the Super Bowl in 2019 alongside Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, but departed the franchise on disappointing terms as the issue of pay fractured relationships.
The Dolphins were willing to pay Hill closer to what he was demanding, something that the Chiefs seemingly weren't eager to do. But prior to this Hill attempted to join the Browns, although their deal for DeShaun Watson may have restricted them from bringing in the star receiver too.
Hill was approached by a fan at a signing event recently, and while the supporter handed over a Dolphins jersey, he was wearing a Browns uniform. Watson's name and number was printed on the back, and Hill disclosed that he also could've been in those colours.
"They should've paid me bro, I tried to go to Cleveland man. I tried," Hill said to the fan. But the Browns decided to put their funds elsewhere, and now Hill is focusing on making the Dolphins a Super Bowl contender once more.
The 29-year-old was picked up by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, but quickly became a crucial part of their roster and proved what other teams had missed out on. A Super Bowl win soon followed, and the Chiefs began contract talks with Hill as they looked to extend his stay in Kansas.
Hill felt as though he was worth more than the Chiefs were offering, and even claimed that he was 'threw out like trash' once they decided to trade him instead. "And a lot of guys when they get paid, they stop wanting to get better," Hill revealed to Outkick.
"And I feel like when the Kansas City Chiefs traded me, I kind of took that personal. So now what really motivates me is I feel like they basically just threw me to the side, like I was trash or something."
However, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid offered his side of the story to reporters, stating that Hill had to be aware of how cap space works at a franchise. "We came in aggressive [with an offer], and after we got to a point, we just said, 'Listen, in this day and age you have issues you have to deal with with the cap.' So we felt like it was better to allow him to go ahead and be traded."
