While Jaylen Waddle signs, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill wants a new contract…
The Miami Dolphins will have to make more significant decisions on offensive contracts after extending wide receiver Jaylen Waddle to a new deal on Thursday. Tyreek Hill’s at-the-time record-breaking (for receivers) four-year $120 million contract doesn’t look impressive in 2024.
As previously discussed on GH, Waddle signed a new deal that will make him one of the five highest-paid receivers in the league:
Waddle is in the top five for now. However, Waddle’s ranking will likely decrease when Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Brandon Aiyuk, and CeeDee Lamb get their next bag.
Those wide receivers are all chasing Hill’s contract, and some, like Jefferson and Chase, could eclipse Hill by getting a deal close to $35 million per year.
What changed since Hill’s extension in 2022? The salary cap has exploded, and Hill stands to lose from inflation.
According to Mike Florio with NBC Sports, Hill is trying to work on getting a new contract from the Dolphins, and he’s been earnestly going for it since A.J. Brown signed his latest deal:
