{"id":205258,"date":"2024-12-18T13:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=205258"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:29:20","slug":"chiefs-hill-dolphins-announcement-bridgewater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/12\/18\/chiefs-hill-dolphins-announcement-bridgewater\/","title":{"rendered":"History-Making Former Chiefs Star Raises Eyebrows After Former Teammate&#8217;s Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are marching towards another postseason berth and, they hope, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/02\/espn-smith-chiefs-super-bowl-mahomes-kelce\/\" target=\"_self\">another Super Bowl victory<\/a>. It would be their third straight and fourth with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>One player from their first SB run \u2013 wide receiver Tyreek Hill, now of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> \u2013 recently caused a stir with a post on social media.<\/p>\n<h2>Ex-Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill Raises Eyebrows With Cryptic Post<\/h2>\n<h3>Tyreek Hill Stirs Pot Among Fans<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for me to go coach,\u201d <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheetah\/status\/1869409659435786284\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hill posted<\/a> on X on December 18.<\/p>\n<p>Reactions to Hill\u2019s post from fans flowed in quickly, and the tone was as one might expect when the NFL\u2019s No. 1 player \u2013 according to the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/top-100-players-of-2024-nos-10-1-tyreek-hill-lamar-jackson-patrick-mahomes\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 100 Players List<\/a>, which Hill was the first wide receiver in league history to headline \u2013 makes such cryptic comments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bJxvTg4Zkd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bJxvTg4Zkd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick (@NotoriousFNTSY) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NotoriousFNTSY\/status\/1869409783545307551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WheatleyHayden\/status\/1869410731307008507\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">understandably some confusion<\/a> among <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mafiamemberspod\/status\/1869409815203901582\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the group<\/a>, with Hill providing no context along with his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike you telling your coach you need to go or are you saying you need to go be a coach,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Dadgelos\/status\/1869410907920662794\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one fan asked<\/a> on X in Hills replies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA comma makes a different statement,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/presdisamess\/status\/1869410044456161713\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others took the opportunity to rib Hill, who has engaged with fans in the past and has a past that makes for easy fodder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHahaha!! I guess you\u2019re not really good unless Patrick is throwing to you,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cameronisdoge\/status\/1869411328781390194\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another fan said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins fans certainly did not seem to appreciate the nebulous nature of the post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always f****** something with this team,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Siisco_TTV\/status\/1869415205438116179\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said yet another fan<\/a> in Hill\u2019s mentions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s always fucking something with this team <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrMteyUBh2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HrMteyUBh2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SiiscoTTV (@Siisco_TTV) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siisco_TTV\/status\/1869415205438116179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Potential Context for Ex-Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill\u2019s X Post<\/h3>\n<p>Hill\u2019s post comes on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/2022_roster.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former teammate and Dolphins quarterback<\/a> Teddy Bridgewater announcing his plans to return to the NFL next season. Bridgewater retired at the end of the 2023 season after spending the campaign with the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgewater spent this season coaching high school football, leading his alma mater to a state championship in Year 1.<\/p>\n<p>He says he plans to play next season and return to coaching high school ball in the offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On The Insiders, here is Teddy Bridgewater dropping the news that he plans to make a return to the NFL now that his HS state title is locked in. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6XvfT5Zri8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6XvfT5Zri8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1869178616493285639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chiefs fans will remember Bridgewater from his 2021 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a>. But the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> first-round pick has also played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_self\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Could Tyreek Hill End Up Back With Chiefs?<\/h3>\n<p>With the possibility that Hill is indeed looking for a change, could he end up back in a Chiefs uniform? In a word: No.<\/p>\n<p>Hill signed a three-year, $90 million contract extension that runs his contract through the 2026 season. But that is also the first season the Dolphins would see any savings from moving on from the eight-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>And, to be honest, with all that the Chiefs have endured this season, they might not need him.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes has already adapted to his weapons, with a speedster in rookie first-round pick Xavier Worthy. And they have replaced the injured Rashee Rice with De\u2019Andre Hopkins.<\/p>\n<p>It is far from a perfect setup, but that is where Mahomes makes the difference. The bigger concern for the Chiefs is the ankle injury that he suffered in Week 15. However, Mahomes practiced in full on Wednesday and, if he follows suit the rest of the way, should be good to go.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could a reunion with the Chiefs be in the cards?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":205269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[7811,582,7606,33086,9716,63,297,32377],"class_list":["post-205258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-deandre-hopkins","tag-miami-dolphins-roster","tag-patrick-mahomess","tag-rashee-rice","tag-teddy-bridgewater","tag-tyreek-hill","tag-xavier-worthy"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205270,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205258\/revisions\/205270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}