The Miami Dolphins are scheduled to visit the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2023 season, and that means Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill will play against his former team, with which he won a Super Bowl and earned six Pro Bowls.
Hill had a message for the Chiefs in an interview with a Kansas City radio station released Tuesday night.
“Chiefs Kingdom, when the Miami Dolphins come to Arrowhead Stadium this year, guess what we’re going to do,” Hill proclaimed before wrapping up an interview with Sports Radio 810 WHB. “I hate to say it, man. I hate to throw up the peace sign against y’all. I hate to do it. But guess what. I’m going to be y’all worst enemy that day. I’m going to be y’all worst enemy that day.”
The peace sign is Hill’s patented taunt when he speeds away from opposing defenses for a long touchdown. Starting it in Kansas City, he kept it going with the Dolphins in 2022.
Hill also plans to use his familiarity with previous coach Andy Reid’s offense against his former team.
“You better change the signals,” he said. “I know every signal y’all got.”
While the Dolphins’ opponents — home and away — for the 2023 season area already known, schedule dates are yet to be announced.
With Hill entering Year 8 in the NFL, he also revealed in the interview a career goal to reach double digits by playing the next three seasons.
“I’m going for 10,” Hill said. “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.”
Hill’s current contract with Miami, which was restructured earlier in the offseason, goes through the 2026 season with a potential out ahead of 2025.
Hill detailed his transition from the Chiefs to the Dolphins. He was inspired to strongly pursue a larger contract when he saw what other receivers in the 2022 free agency cycle were making, which made it difficult for the Chiefs to keep him.
“I love to compete,” he said. “I compete [on] the field, and I’m going to also compete on the business side of this too. I’m not going to let Christian Kirk have a higher contract than me.”
Hill still supports his former teammates from afar, saying he was rooting for the Chiefs in last season’s Super Bowl as they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles.
“It felt good to watch the boys win,” he said. “I was watching the Super Bowl, and I was just real happy for my guys. Even though I’m not a part of it, it felt like I was a part of it.”
Hill said, after spending six years in Kansas City, he was nervous to go somewhere else, but he quickly built a bond with new Miami teammates like Jaylen Waddle, Tua Tagovailoa, Xavien Howard and others.
Hill said it was a struggle in the first week of organized team activities to learn a completely different terminology, but he was motivated to learn the new playbook. He recalled how coach Mike McDaniel made transition smooth for him, and was always encouraging, asking if he’s ready to go for 2,000 yards when first meeting him in Miami.
Hill made a playful attempt to recruit All-Pro Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones to the Dolphins when asked if he and the Chiefs will reach a deal on a contract extension. Jones is slated to enter a contract year in 2023.
“The Chiefs better sign him back,” Hill said. “That’s all I got to say.”
Hill said he wants to see the Dolphins draft a tight end or linebacker with their first pick in the upcoming draft, a second-round selection.
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