ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark did not hold back when he unleashed his criticism on Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Clark questioned Hill’s leadership abilities after the veteran WR left the team following Miami’s last game of the season.
Tyreek Hill Confronts Ryan Clark About Comments
After another disappointing ending to the season — this time with the Dolphins not even reaching the playoffs — Hill announced he wanted out of Miami.
“I’m out, bruh,” Hill said. “It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I have to do what’s best for my career.”
When Clark heard what Hill had to say, he ripped into the star wideout and questioned his leadership. Hill would later chalk up his comments to just frustration, explaining himself while streaming live to his fans.
“What y’all had heard at the end of the season was frustration,” Hill said. “I’ve been winning my whole life, bruh. Y’all don’t understand, I bust my ass every day. I deserve to feel like that; I deserve to have some kind of opinion. Y’all just want me to say, ‘Oh well, get ’em next year?’ Nah, f*** that.
“We’ve got to come back. We got to put some pressure on motherf******. Y’all got to fix this s***, come on. Add some motherf***** dogs in this b****. I compete, I love to compete, bruh.”
This lines up with what former Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott said after leaving them — that the 2023 Dolphins were “soft as f***.”
When the pair met in person recently on Clark’s podcast “The Pivot Podcast,” Hill confronted him about his comments, but Clark did not back down.
“Ya’ll two; I love ya’ll two. But this dog over here!…My mom always sends me stuff of what Mr. Ryan Clark always says…You be talking trash,” he said.
Ryan Clark shoots it straight to Tyreek Hill, telling him to his face that what he did at the end of the Dolphins’ season was not leadership. pic.twitter.com/zJRqpDDff4
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But Clark refused to back down, saying: “When you go into the locker room and you say what you said, that’s not leadership to me. And I’ll say that to your face. I’m never gonna say anything about y’all that I wouldn’t say in front of y’all. I’m pro player all the time, but in that situation, you a leader, right?…You better than that, in my opinion.”
During the podcast, Hill publicly apologized to his quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa.
“Tua, he’s my guy, always will be my guy, no matter what. I’m sure he understands my frustration. We all want to win. Tua, he’s another competitor. He’s a hell of a competitor. A lot of people don’t know that. He’s a winner. He’s consistent. So I’m looking forward just to us continuing to build our relationship even more, and this is my public apology… This is my public apology to you, Tua. Love you, bro.
Hill played for the Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Dolphins, where he had put up career numbers before this season. After back-to-back 1,700+ yard seasons, Hill failed to reach 1,000 this past year despite playing in all 17 games.
