Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill is enduring one of the most painful experiences of his career, not just physically, but mentally.
The five-time All-Pro suffered a dislocated left knee and multiple ligament tears during the Miami Dolphins‘ win over the New York Jets, which ended his 2025 season.
In a moment of rare candidness, Hill took to X to express his frustration over a season lost to injury, while also inadvertently highlighting the unraveling of a once-bold project in Miami, writing:
“watching your team play through a TV is hard.”
Hill‘s absence, following a dislocated knee and multiple ligament tears sustained in Week 4, has forced the Dolphins into an offensive freefall.
In the first games without him, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa averaged just 187 passing yards and failed to reach any playmaker beyond his top receiver.
For a team built around his speed and big-play ability, that loss has exposed cracks in the roster and coaching staff alike.
The timing couldn’t be worse. With Miami now 1-6 in the 2025 season and their head coach facing serious scrutiny, Hill’s message is more than a tweet. It’s a signal flare.
The mounting pressure on McDaniel and the organization
The Dolphins hired McDaniel in 2022 with the mission to end Miami’s playoff-win drought and build a contender around Tagovailoa, Hill, and rising cornerstones like Jaylen Waddle.
Two playoff appearances followed, but no advances beyond the first round. Last season, the franchise stumbled to an 8-9 finish.
This year, the façade is cracking. Their 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 7, a franchise they should have been able to compete against, saw Tagovailoa benched after throwing three interceptions. McDaniel‘s post-game line was uncharacteristically blunt:
“They wanted to f-in win. They did. And they didn’t do it, and it’s all of us.”
That level of self-critique is rare at this level, and many around the league believe the “rim has cracked” for McDaniel‘s tenure.
One cornerback made it clear during the offseason that “we know we haven’t won a playoff game in a while, but our goal is to change that.”
Moreover, fan disengagement has become noticeable. Long-time supporters aren’t just angry. They’ve also become detached.
Hill‘s tweet came amid this storm. He signed a long-term deal in Miami and chose the Dolphins, intending to chase titles, not freeze on the sidelines.
With Hill sidelined, the Dolphins face two looming tasks: to rehabilitate their most dynamic weapon and rebuild their offensive identity. With each loss, McDaniel‘s margin for error vanishes.
Miami’s offense now lacks the game-changing ability Hill provides. It’s forced into predictability and has struggled to manufacture anything meaningful.
That makes each defeat more damaging. Hill‘s view from the couch becomes not only symbolic of his status, but of the wider team’s drift.
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