MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins don’t seem to have any speedy plans to commerce Tyreek Hill.
General supervisor Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel each had conversations with Hill on Monday, a day after the star receiver indicated he would possibly need out of Miami following a loss to the New York Jets, which punctuated a shedding season through which the Dolphins missed the playoffs.
Grier mentioned Hill didn’t retract his postgame statements, when he mentioned he loved taking part in in Miami, however “on the finish of the day, I’ve obtained to do what’s finest for my profession.”
“But he by no means requested for a commerce with me,” Grier added, talking at his end-of-season information convention Tuesday.
“They had been (productive) conversations,” Grier mentioned. “I’ll maintain these between us. The one factor I’d say is, in a irritating season, he was very emotional in a recreation the place we had an opportunity, getting back from 2-6. All of that with him taking part in by his (wrist) harm simply form of bubbled to some extent.”
Hill caught simply two passes for 20 yards within the season finale and pulled himself out of the sport late. He didn’t play within the fourth quarter, which McDaniel mentioned he instructed Hill was unacceptable within the pair’s hour-long dialog on Monday.
McDaniel indicated that his relationship with Hill is okay, however the two wanted to “clear the air.”
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“I believe the aggressive spirit of his can characterize postgame, particularly in a season or a recreation that no one likes, it will possibly allude to a relationship being a technique,” McDaniel mentioned. “I used to be very direct with him. He was very trustworthy, and it was nice phrases that we had been discussing.
“We mentioned a number of issues, together with with out wavering, that it’s not acceptable to go away a recreation and received’t be tolerated sooner or later, and he embraced accountability. I wouldn’t say there’s essentially something to repair, however we needed to clear the air in a tough and tumultuous state of affairs.”
