Brett Veach Reveals the Real Reason Behind Tyreek Hill’s Chiefs’ Exit

Kansas City Chiefs fans were thrown for a loop when Tyreek Hill declared he was parting ways with the Chiefs. He chose to go to the Miami Dolphins. The move left many scratching their heads, pondering why Hill would exit a squad that had clinched the Super Bowl merely two years prior. Especially one quarterbacked by the legendary Patrick Mahomes.

The decision was even more bewildering considering he was joining a team that had a modest 9-8 record the previous season and lacked standout stars. Brett Veach, the Kansas City Chiefs GM, recently shed light on the departure of Tyreek Hill. With the free agency in less than a week’s time, he is also setting the expectations for players.

“It is a business at the end of the day” says Brett Veach

Veach expressed a sentiment familiar to many in leadership positions within the NFL. “Listen, it’s tough these players and you see them so much they’re part of your extended family. And you have emotions and feelings and you want to always do what’s best for everyone. And you like to keep all these players and you know just because of the way everything is set up you can’t do it.”

The real reason behind Hill’s exit, as Veach articulated, was multifaceted. Rooted in the business nature of the sport and the salary cap constraints every team faces. “You know it is a business at the end of the day and so it’s that understanding both ways.” According to him, if a player gets paid better elsewhere, the player should take up the opportunity. And the Chiefs just weren’t able to cough up the amount Tyreek Hill deserved.

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But what about Tyreek’s side of the story? He had also stated in public why he left or rather had to leave the Chiefs.

Why did Tyreek Hill leave the Chiefs?

In an earlier interview, the moment the host laid down that tough question, the Cheetah paused, gathering his thoughts. “The idea was to never leave, you know.” That was the opening line he laid out to his agent, Casey, before flying out with the Chiefs’ top brass. Tyreek Hill wasn’t chasing the title of the NFL’s top-earning wide receiver. He was after something more grounded—a fair share of his contract to be guaranteed. “I don’t got to be the highest paid. Just make the guarantee right and we good.”

However, the deal he hoped for didn’t materialize. That year, the Chiefs were in a financial bind, bluntly informing Hill that the paycheck he warranted was beyond their reach. “You deserve at least $70 million,” they conceded, yet they couldn’t back that up with an offer. Then came the calls from the Jets and Dolphins, both dangling the figures he merited, throwing Hill into a whirlwind of indecision. On one side stood the Jets, with Adam Sandler—a figure Hill greatly admired—but the Dolphins boasted a legacy graced by icons like Dan Marino.

In the end, Hill’s heart leaned towards the Dolphins, influenced by countless virtual trades of himself to the team in the Madden video game. A decision that, in hindsight, seems to have been the right call. The Dolphins have definitely been performing way better than the Jets!