Tyreek Hill seems to love to do three things above all others: Catch touchdowns, play video games, and make news on podcasts. It’s the offseason, so the Miami Dolphins receiver can only do the last two. But he more than made up for the quiet time in the calendar recently by dropping the following bombshell:
He only plans to play three more NFL seasons.
Tyreek Hill Retirement Talk
“I’m going for 10,” Hill said during a recent appearance on the Totally Offensive podcast. “I’m going to finish out this contract with the Dolphins, and then I’m going to call it quits.”
Let’s clarify exactly what Hill meant by that:
He plans to retire after the 2025 season, when he would be just 31 years old. That would give him 10 years of NFL experience — and basically his whole adult life to pursue other passions. The passion Hill mentioned on Totally Offensive? Gaming.
“So I really want to get into the gaming space,” Hill said. “I really want to get huge in that, and that’s kind of what I’m doing right now. I’m using my platform to create a gaming team, which isn’t launched yet. It should launch by the end of this month. I’m going to just sign different content creators, different athletes. I just been working that, talking to different sponsors.”
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To be sure, there’s huge money in eSports. Plus, Hill has already made a ton of money — $67.1 million in his career — and is in line to make more than twice that over the next three years.
(We should set the record straight: Hill actually has four more years left on his contract. But he’s seemingly one of the many that views 2026’s salary — $45 million — as funny money that he’ll never see.)
So Hill might be smart to get out then. He’s a speed player, and speed diminishes with age.
What’s more, he’s been remarkably durable during his career, appearing in 108 of a possible 114 games since entering the league in 2016. The hope of all players is that they leave the game healthy. Hill knows that the longer he plays, the less likely that becomes.
Granted, nothing Hill says in the spring of 2023 will matter much in the spring of 2026. If he’s still playing at a high level, he’ll have a job in the NFL, should he want to continue to play.
But if Hill is indeed serious about hanging it up after Year 10, what will be his legacy?
Tyreek Hill’s Legacy
Hill would probably not make the cut for Canton if his career ended today. In seven NFL seasons, he’s caught 598 passes for 8,340 yards and 63 touchdowns. Those stats rank 91st, 96th, and 73rd, respectively.
So numbers alone would probably get him into the Pro Football Hall of Very Good, not the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But with three more prime years of production, Hill’s argument improves — but he still wouldn’t be a shoo-in.
Let’s say that he continues to produce at his career average for the next three years.
That would mean Hill would finish his career with 854 catches for 11,914 yards and 90 touchdowns. That would rank 28th, 29th, and 14th, respectively. Those are solid career rankings, but not all-timers.
Granted, rational voters would consider nuance. Hill’s candidacy argument would include this important context: He’d be the only player in the top 30 of the all-time receiving list to play fewer than 10 seasons.
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Hill is on track to average 85 catches, 1,181 yards, and nine touchdowns per season in his career. Through his first 10 seasons, Randy Moss averaged 77, 1,219, and 12.
We’re not arguing Hill is Moss. But he’s not terribly far off.
What’s more, Hill is among the most decorated players of his era. He’s a four-time first-team All-Pro, a seven-time Pro Bowler, a member of the 2010 All-Decade Team, and a Super Bowl champion. It’s fair to think he’s got a couple more Pro Bowl nods and perhaps another All-Pro season in the tank over the next three years. If so, he would have a pretty strong Hall of Fame case.
Hill is likely going down as one of the best wide receivers ever to put on pads.
And if he manages to deliver a championship to Miami, he’ll be remembered as one of the best players in franchise history — even if his time with the Dolphins lasts just four years.