Adam Schefter reports Miami will release star wide receiver coming off season-ending knee injury, ending an electric era in Miami.  

The Miami Dolphins are parting ways with wide receiver Tyreek Hill after 4 seasons in Miami, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, in a move that shows the franchise taking a major shift heading into the 2026 offseason. Hill’s release from Miami ends a stretch of one of the most explosive offenses in league history in 2022 and 2023 and opens a significant amount of salary-cap for the Dolphins.  

Hill was traded to Miami from Kansas City after the 2021-22 season in a blockbuster trade and immediately made an impact turning the Dolphins into the league’s most explosive offense. Known for his pure speed, he instantly became quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s main target and the most feared receiver in the NFL. During his 54-game tenure with the Dolphins, Hill brought in 340 receptions for 4,733 receiving yards and 28 total touchdowns, while also earning himself a 2x First-Team All-Pro nomination and voted as the NFL’s #1 overall player in the Top 100 after his 2023 season.  

Production for Hill began to dip the following season due to injuries for what seemed like the entire offense and inconsistency in scoring the ball, and Hill a year later against the Jets on Monday Night Football this past September, suffered a season-ending dislocated knee and torn ACL that would put him out of action for the rest of 2025.  

For the Dolphins, the release of Hill is expected to save them $22.8 million against the salary cap according to Schefter, and the salary cap moves won’t stop there as Miami also released Bradley Chubb, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, and James Daniels this morning.  

For Dolphins fans, the move is bittersweet but necessary. Hill helped in bringing back a joy of high-level football that many Miami fans haven’t witnessed since the Ricky Williams days in the early 2000s, and that won’t be forgotten. Now, the franchise turns into a new era of Dolphins football; one focused on freeing up more cap space and building a more balanced roster around your young stars. Hill’s speed and stardom won’t be replaced, but the hope in Miami Gardens is that change helps the team move forward under first year general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley.  

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