Tyreek Hill Reveals How Patrick Mahomes Influenced His Chiefs Exit

Tyreek Hill’s, departure from the Kansas City Chiefs after six seasons created quite a stir in the football sphere. Since being drafted by the team in 2016, the “Cheetah” cemented his position as a strong wide receiver in the league and played his part in their  2020 Super Bowl win. While Hill has always spoken well about his former teammates, the wide receiver recently revealed the undercurrents behind his decision to move to Miami.

Hill has maintained that he doesn’t have ill feelings towards his previous home but hasn’t shied away from expressing that he felt undervalued at Chiefs. With his current $120 million four-year contract with the Miami Dolphins, the WR seems to have finally found his peace. On a recent podcast, the “Cheetah” opened up about Patrick Mahomes’ role behind his switch to Miami.

Tyreek Hill opens up about not being part of Chiefs “brand space”

In a conversation on The Pivot Podcast, Hill was asked about the factors behind his decision to leave the Kansas City Chiefs and join the Miami Dolphins. The wide receiver said that it was a “family decision” and had a lot of discussions with his close ones. He chose Miami as he felt it would be a “better long-term situation” while being aware that it would be a new ballpark for him and his family. Furthermore, he commented about not having enough chance to flourish in Kansas City.

The ‘Cheetah’ revealed that he found inadequate space in the “brand space” of his former team. Hill further candidly pointed out that most of the Chiefs’ attention was dominated by the quarterback Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce. He expressed that he wishes to leave a legacy after he retires, and it was not possible to do so in his former home.

“You’re looking into getting into, like, the whole brand space,” said Hill. “because the brand space in KC is already taken over. Let’s be real, Pat Kelsey, they- already took that over… so you got to look at it as an aspect of okay, while you’re playing, and then after you done playing is there, you know, a certain area of space that you would like to take up and I was like yeah like this is Miami is perfect.”

While highlighting his experience at the Chiefs as a team member, Tyreek Hill also did not shy away from mentioning how he felt left out from the duo of Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. He evidently commented on the close relationship between the QB and TE, and feeling jealous of not sharing the same bond.

When Hill expressed about feeling like the “side chick”

This is not the first time when Hill talked about his former teammates, though. On the RG3 and The One’s podcast, he joked about how he was “jealous” of Mahomes and Kelce. The wide receiver said that he was not appreciated enough during his time in Kansas City. Hill had compared the position to being a “side chick,” perpetually considered in line after their star quarterback. This treatment didn’t sit right with Hill.

“Pat had Kelce, and I was kinda jealous,” Hill said. “I was hurt. Patrick, you ain’t never invite me over to your house like you did Kelce. You always invited Kelce. That’s why we’re here where we at now….I’ve never been anybody’s side chick before, never. Always, my whole life, high school, middle school, all the quarterback’s main chick. I go to KC; now I’m the side chick.”

While Hill doesn’t seem to harbor any bad blood against his previous home, he isn’t shy about talking about his feelings about the situation either. With his trade to the Miami Dolphins, Hill feels he gets the attention and appreciation he deserves. He helped the team to reach their career high post-2011 after revamping their offense. The ‘Cheetah’s’ stats speak for themselves as he inches closer to his 2000 yards dream

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