By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
After contract negotiations on an extension fell through, the Kansas City Chiefs have parted ways with wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
Several reports surfaced through the day on Wednesday, stemming all the way from Hill's agents being given permission to seek a trade, to teams being interested, and finally to the packages being offered, until ultimately Hill was traded.
While the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins were the teams that emerged as the top suitors for the Pro Bowl wide receiver, it was the Dolphins that came out on top.
Miami sent a first round pick (Pick 29), a second round pick (Pick 50), and a fourth round pick in the 2022 Draft, as well as a fourth and sixth round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft to Kansas City for Hill.
Hill was instantly greeted in Miami with the contract extension he was seeking, signing a four year deal worth $120 Million with $72.2 Million guaranteed. The deal averages the $30 Million that reports earlier in the day said Hill was seeking.
The departure of Hill leaves a noticeable gap in the Chiefs offense, even with the signing earlier this week of receiver Juju Smith-Schuster. Kansas City's wide receivers now include Smith-Schuster, Mecole Hardman, Josh Gordon, Justin Watson, Cornell Powell, Gehrig Dieter, and Corey Coleman.
Now former teammates of Hill's reacted to the trade, including Hardman and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
The Chiefs will now seek to replace Hill, whether that be through free agency or the draft that begins on April 28th. Reports surfaced prior to the Hill trade that former Green Bay Packers receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling was visiting Kansas City on Wednesday, no contract was imminent for Valdes-Scantling.