MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Any considerations about Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill’s relationship off the sector can formally be put to mattress, in accordance with the Miami Dolphins quarterback.
Tagovailoa mentioned Wednesday that he and vast receiver Hill are “good” because the staff prepares for its season opener Sunday towards the Indianapolis Colts.
Earlier this summer season, Tagovailoa advised reporters that Hill needed to rebuild his teammates’ belief in him after suggesting he wished a commerce on the finish of the 2024 season. On Wednesday, nonetheless, Tagovailoa mentioned his feedback had been overblown.
“I feel folks may’ve blown it out of proportion,” he mentioned. “I imply, we have labored on it, and I feel that dialog is useless now. I feel as soon as folks see Tyreek rating on Sunday, everybody will neglect about that. So, we’re in a great spot and we have been in a great spot for a while as nicely, so I am actually pleased with that.”
Hill pulled himself from Miami’s regular-season finale in January and hinted at a commerce request to media within the locker room after the sport. No request ever got here, in accordance with Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier, and Hill walked again his feedback and apologized in February.
In the course of the Dolphins’ first week of coaching camp, Tagovailoa mentioned that “everyone makes errors” and insisted on chopping Hill “some grace,” however added that Hill’s feedback weren’t simply ignored.
“Whenever you say one thing like that, you do not simply come again from that with, ‘Hey, my dangerous.’ You started working that relationship up; you have to construct every part again up once more,” Tagovailoa mentioned in July. “He is engaged on himself; he is engaged on the issues that he says he needs to get higher with and do higher on. In order that’s step one to me, and so I commend him for doing that.”
The 2024 season was irritating for each gamers; Hill recorded his fewest receiving yards since 2019, and Tagovailoa missed a career-high six video games. The tandem did not share the sector a lot this offseason as Hill labored his approach again from offseason wrist surgical procedure and missed the ultimate three weeks of offseason follow in August with an indirect damage.
Hill returned to follow final week, nonetheless, and was a restricted participant in Wednesday’s follow with indirect and calf accidents. Barring any setbacks, he’s anticipated to play Sunday towards Indianapolis.
Talking after follow Wednesday, he agreed with Tagovailoa that their relationship considerations had been overblown, saying he nonetheless considers him a brother.
“On the finish of the day, me and Tua know precisely the place we stand at,” Hill mentioned. “He is aware of and I do know that we each have a brother for the remainder of our life. We going to proceed to construct every day. … Brothers struggle on a regular basis. I struggle with my brothers, we go at it on a regular basis — however on the finish of the day, we all know what the primary aim is. We nonetheless a household.”
Hill added that he is targeted on doing the small issues that assist the staff win — displaying up on time, being the final one out the constructing and dealing laborious.
He wasn’t voted a captain for the 2025 season, however he mentioned that will not cease him from main by instance.
“On the finish of the day, I really feel prefer it’s concerning the staff, and I do not want a title to have the ability to lead,” Hill mentioned. “I will proceed to push the usual that Coach and these guys are pushing within the locker room. And I’ve at all times been a man that led by instance. So the captain factor is nice, however like I mentioned, I will proceed to do the small issues — which is figure laborious, present as much as follow daily, bust my tail for this staff and attempt to win video games.”
