Tyreek Hill says he is going to retire at the end of his current contract with the Miami Dolphins to work on projects outside football. He will be 31 when his contract ends after the 2025 season.
“I’m going for 10 [seasons], man,” Hill said, reported Sports Radio 810 in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday.
“I’m going to finish out this contract with the Dolphins and then I’m going to call it quits. I want to go into the business side. I want to do so many things in my life, bro,” he said.
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In March 2022, Hill was traded to the Dolphins and signed a four-year contract for $120 million. The deal made him the highest-paid receiver in NFL history in terms of annual average value.
Hill said he want to get into the gaming space and get huge in that. “I’m using my platform, creating a gaming team, which isn’t launched yet. It should launch by the end of this month. I’m going to just sign, like, different content creators, different athletes. I have just been working that, talking to different sponsors,” he added.
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Currently, Hill is one of the most productive players in the league and is showing no signs of slowing down now he is part of a unique offense in Miami.
However, there are no guarantees that Hill will stick to his plan, but it does certainly ring an alarm from a Dolphin’s perspective.
Hill is their key player, X-Factor on offense and to lose him soon into their current project would be unthinkable.
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Hill concluded second in the NFL with 119 receptions and 1,710 yards for the Dolphins in 2022, seventh Pro Bowl selection, earning his fourth All-Pro nod. He caught seven touchdown passes, giving him 63 for his career.