The Kansas City Chiefs continue to surface as a leading option for free agent wide receiver Tyreek Hill, the former standout who helped the team win a Super Bowl before a 2022 trade to Miami.
Hill remains unsigned after the NFL trade deadline, still awaiting medical clearance following a season-ending knee injury that limited him to four games in 2025.
His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has said full clearance is expected in the coming weeks, which could open a window for the 32-year-old to join a contender before the postseason.
Hill made the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons, including two with the Dolphins, and Kansas City’s recent receiver needs have kept the reunion talk alive.
Bleacher Report analyst Moe Moton listed the Chiefs among the top landing spots for remaining free agents, noting both the team’s familiarity with Hill and its search for additional weapons.
Moton wrote that “Hill’s injury recovery and the civil jury’s findings could factor into teams’ evaluations, though a team willing to sign him may still see potential for the explosiveness that made him a game-changing receiver.”
From 2022 through 2023 Hill averaged more than 100 receiving yards per game, totaling 238 catches for 3,509 yards and 20 touchdowns, with a league-high 13 scores in 2023.
He played through torn wrist ligaments in 2024 and still managed 81 receptions for 959 yards and six touchdowns.
In 2025 the injury limited him to 21 catches for 265 yards and one touchdown before the Dolphins released him.
Rosenhaus said in October that he was in talks with “multiple teams” and hoped Hill could join a club in the “immediate future.”
Moton indicated any significant movement might surface after Thanksgiving as playoff contenders finalize their rosters.
Kansas City added Josh Downs at the trade deadline, yet Moton observed the Chiefs may still look at Hill to give Patrick Mahomes another proven playmaker.
Bleacher Report’s Joseph Zucker noted the Chiefs have been a popular choice “given his previous experience with the team and the injuries to the Chiefs’ receiver room,” with Tyquan Thornton potentially out for the year and minor issues affecting Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy.
Chiefs beat writer Pete Sweeney said, “I think the Chiefs will try to turn over every stone to try and get a quality receiver. It’s the type of player as well that it’s ‘do we want to bring this player into the locker room?’ Just considering some of the off-the-field stuff, but at a certain point, the Chiefs showed us two weeks ago the off-the-field to them maybe doesn’t matter.”
The franchise originally selected Hill in the fifth round of the 2016 draft despite off-field concerns, and he delivered big-play production that fueled multiple deep playoff runs.
His career totals of 819 receptions, 11,363 yards and 83 touchdowns underscore the vertical threat he once provided in Kansas City’s offense.
