MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Any issues about Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill’s relationship off the sphere can formally be put to mattress, in keeping with the Miami Dolphins quarterback.
Tagovailoa mentioned Wednesday that he and huge receiver Hill are “good” because the group prepares for its season opener Sunday towards the Indianapolis Colts.
Earlier this summer time, Tagovailoa instructed reporters that Hill needed to rebuild his teammates’ belief in him after suggesting he needed a commerce on the finish of the 2024 season. On Wednesday, nevertheless, Tagovailoa mentioned his feedback have been overblown.
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“I believe folks would possibly’ve blown it out of proportion,” he mentioned. “I imply, we have labored on it, and I believe that dialog is useless now. I believe as soon as folks see Tyreek rating on Sunday, everybody will neglect about that. So, we’re in a great place and we have been in a great place for a while as nicely, so I am actually pleased with that.”
Hill pulled himself from Miami’s regular-season finale in January and hinted at a commerce request to media within the locker room after the sport. No request ever got here, in keeping with Dolphins common supervisor Chris Grier, and Hill walked again his feedback and apologized in February.
In the course of the Dolphins’ first week of coaching camp, Tagovailoa mentioned that “all people makes errors” and insisted on chopping Hill “some grace,” however added that Hill’s feedback weren’t simply ignored.
“While you say one thing like that, you do not simply come again from that with, ‘Hey, my dangerous.’ You set to work that relationship up; you have to construct every little thing again up once more,” Tagovailoa mentioned in July. “He is engaged on himself; he is engaged on the issues that he says he needs to get higher with and do higher on. In order that’s step one to me, and so I commend him for doing that.”
The 2024 season was irritating for each gamers; Hill recorded his fewest receiving yards since 2019, and Tagovailoa missed a career-high six video games. The tandem did not share the sphere a lot this offseason as Hill labored his means again from offseason wrist surgical procedure and missed the ultimate three weeks of offseason apply in August with an indirect harm.
Hill returned to apply final week, nevertheless, and was a restricted participant in Wednesday’s apply with indirect and calf accidents. Barring any setbacks, he’s anticipated to play Sunday towards Indianapolis.
Talking after apply Wednesday, he agreed with Tagovailoa that their relationship issues have been overblown, saying he nonetheless considers him a brother.
“On the finish of the day, me and Tua know precisely the place we stand at,” Hill mentioned. “He is aware of and I do know that we each have a brother for the remainder of our life. We going to proceed to construct each day. … Brothers battle on a regular basis. I battle with my brothers, we go at it on a regular basis — however on the finish of the day, we all know what the primary purpose is. We nonetheless a household.”
Hill added that he is targeted on doing the small issues that assist the group win — exhibiting up on time, being the final one out the constructing and dealing exhausting.
He wasn’t voted a captain for the 2025 season, however he mentioned that will not cease him from main by instance.
“On the finish of the day, I really feel prefer it’s concerning the group, and I do not want a title to have the ability to lead,” Hill mentioned. “I will proceed to push the usual that Coach and these guys are pushing within the locker room. And I’ve at all times been a man that led by instance. So the captain factor is nice, however like I mentioned, I will proceed to do the small issues — which is figure exhausting, present as much as apply daily, bust my tail for this group and attempt to win video games.”
