Tyreek Hill Free Agency: Agent Drew Rosenhaus Plans Talks With Chiefs, Other Teams as Signing Could Come ‘Over the Next Few Days’
Drew Rosenhaus says Tyreek Hill could sign with a team within days, with the Chiefs showing strong interest after injuries to Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton.
Tyreek Hill’s return to the NFL may be close at hand. Agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday that he plans to begin negotiating with multiple teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs, and said he would “anticipate” Hill “potentially signing with a team over the next few days.” The update comes as the free-agent wide receiver continues rehabbing the dislocated knee and torn ACL that ended his 2025 season in Week 4.
Hill, 32, has been unattached since the Dolphins released him in February. He remained unsigned through the offseason and into the current season, with earlier reporting from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler describing a thin market as teams monitored his recovery rather than engaged seriously. That dynamic appears to be shifting fast, and the Chiefs — the team that traded Hill to Miami in 2022 — are squarely in the mix.
Why Kansas City’s Interest Picked Up
The Chiefs’ sudden urgency traces directly to Sunday’s 30-27 win over the Raiders in Las Vegas. Rashee Rice left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury after pulling up while trying to gain yards after a catch; head coach Andy Reid described it afterward as “tweaked” and not overly concerning, with Kansas City’s Week 5 bye offering extra recovery time. Tyquan Thornton’s injury was far more serious. The receiver was in the middle of a big afternoon — two touchdowns and a 55-yard catch from Patrick Mahomes — when he was tackled from behind by rookie safety Treydan Stukes and suffered a dislocated left ankle. Thornton was carted off, had the ankle put back into place by team doctors, and is considered out indefinitely pending a full evaluation and second opinion.
Through four weeks, Rice and Thornton had combined for 24 catches on 31 targets for 409 yards and three touchdowns, making them Kansas City’s most productive wideout duo. With Thornton now facing a potentially lengthy absence, The Athletic’s Mike Silver reported the Chiefs had already reached out to Rosenhaus about a Hill reunion, and Silver said Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones were reportedly all in favor of bringing Hill back if he’s healthy enough to help.
Hill was limited to four games with Miami last season before the injury, finishing with 21 catches for 265 yards and a touchdown. For his career, he has 751 receptions for 10,585 yards and 77 touchdowns across stints with the Chiefs and Dolphins, including back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons in Miami. Even at 32 and coming off a significant knee reconstruction, that track record is why a contending team would take a flier on him once healthy. Rosenhaus has previously said Hill’s doctors advised delaying his comeback until October, and other reporting has pointed to a November return as the more realistic target for his first game action.
What the Market Is Saying
Kansas City enters this news off a 4-0 start, sitting atop the AFC West, and the Chiefs’ Super Bowl odds have held firm in the +1000 to +1100 range on major boards, with Kalshi’s prediction market pricing them at 9% to win it all as of Monday — up a point on its most recent move. Kansas City is also priced as a heavy favorite to win the division, with implied probabilities north of 60% on several books. None of that reflects Hill yet; it’s built on a four-win start and an offense that was already humming before the receiver injuries hit.
That’s precisely why the Hill chatter matters from a betting perspective. Kansas City’s receiver room went from a strength to a question mark in the span of one fourth quarter, and futures markets tend to react slowly to roster depth stories compared to how quickly they move on a confirmed signing. A Hill deal — even one that keeps him out until November — would be the kind of depth and ceiling-raising addition that oddsmakers price into both Super Bowl futures and the Chiefs’ win total once it’s official, given Mahomes would be adding a familiar, explosive target to an offense that just lost its top vertical threat. Watch for line movement on Kansas City’s remaining win total and AFC Championship odds in the days immediately following any Hill signing, since that’s typically when sportsbooks first adjust rather than waiting for him to actually suit up.