Has Tyreek Hill been lied to? Apparently, he’s not in the $30 million club and it became clear when Mike Florio of PFT pointed out some fundamental flaws in Miami speedster’s contract. Sure, he has an average salary of $30 million, but on a yearly basis, his base salary doesn’t even come close to it. Hill’s contract is massively back-loaded, and that’s the problem.

Florio came on NFL on NBC again and compared his contract with Patrick Mahomes’. Yeah, we know they are two different things, but the point is, the Kansas City Chiefs did some finance voodoo to match his salary with Joe Burrow. It can potentially happen to Hill because his agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed that he’s trying to get Hill a new deal.

“That’s what happened to Patrick Mahomes last year,” said Florio. “His new money average continues to be a pathetically low $45 million. But after Joe got to 55 and had cash flow in the range of 52 per year for ’23 to ’26, Mahomes had his money reshuffled so his cash flow was equivalent to roughly almost I think just about the same as Joe Burrow. That’s one way to do it with Tyreek Hill.”

Let us break it down for you. Patrick Mahomes still has an average salary of $45 million a year, per Spotrac. He’s making $9.8 million as base salary, another $7.9 million in roster bonus and a massive $27 million restructure bonus, with an additional million dollars as a workout bonus. This makes for about $45 million a year mark.

Now, the Chiefs are known to convert roster bonus to signing bonus. That’s how his contract is structured and allows room for cash flow and possibly some cap savings. It just so happens that money can also be borrowed from the future salary. So, the Chiefs have no problem matching what Joe Burrow is making.

Mahomes’ 10-year $450 million contract is so flexible that it might even put some gymnasts to test. So, while this is the breakdown for Mahomes in the easiest terms, Let’s try the same for Tyreek Hill. But you might be astounded how Tyreek Hill, despite being the fastest and most agile on the field, was given a deal that made him one of the highest paid receivers at the time but is borderline infuriating.

The Tyreek Hill deal is a lie

That’s what Mike Florio said when he tried to describe his deal for common folks like us to understand. “He mentioned the $30 million number, so he’s all in with the lie or he’s been lied to. Because it’s not $30 million, it’s never been $30 million and the only way it ever gets to $30 million is if the Dolphins pay him $45 [non-guaranteed] million in 2026.”

A lot of ‘30s’ being thrown around here, but let’s break it down and speed it up. Hill makes $19.6 million in base salary and gets a workout bonus of $100k this year. But that’s not 30, though. It’s $19.7 million. What about next year when he gets a base salary of $21.8 million and a workout bonus of $100k? That’s not 30. But the 2026 season is the head scratcher.

He’ll make $43.9 million in base salary and yes, you guessed it, a workout bonus of $100k. So, if the Miami Dolphins don’t borrow money from the future and pay him now, it’ll be really hard to pay $45 million in 2026. The managers and owners are already losing their minds trying to pay Justin Jefferson money to their receivers. Think about what will happen when the Dolphins are suddenly asked to cough up $45 million a year. That receiver market is not going to inflate that much is it? But we’ll leave it up to people with far better financial literacy.

Here’s another food for thought. Remember Tua also wants a contract? He wants that Joe Burrow-Trevor Lawrence money, and the Dolphins are already shrieking. So, $50 million for Tua, $35 million for Tyreek Hill. Where does it leave the rest of the team?

He recently hinted that he wanted a new deal in a clever statement. “I’m 30 years old, [and] also looking for a new deal. So, very, very excited to see where I fit into that category [of $30 million receivers]. It’s amazing.”  If only the Dolphins’ woes stopped here. They also signed Jaylen Waddle to a 3 year $84.75 million extension. And it only gets weird from now. The Dolphins are scheduled to be $9 million over the cap in 2025 and Tua Tagovailoa’s extension isn’t doing anything but putting Dolphins’ problems into a whirlpool.

If you know a way out of this problem or have some constructive criticism, do point it out below. Also let us know if we missed something here.