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Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill send a message about the Chiefs
The Miami Dolphins just released WR Tyreek Hill, and the Vikings could take a look.
Hill will be 32 next season, and only appeared in four games in 2025. Minnesota may look to make a move for him, as their WR room is a bit up in the air. Jalen Nailor is a pending free agent and may be asking a steep price on the market.
The status of Jordan Addison is also shaky. His legal issues are mounting, and a decision on his fifth-year option needing to be made soon.
Tyreek Hill Free to Sign a Contract Now
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GettyCLEVELAND, OHIO – DECEMBER 29: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins runs the ball during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on December 29, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Field Yates posted to social media to explain an important tidbit about Hill.
“Because he was released from his contract, Tyreek Hill becomes a free agent and is immediately eligible to sign with another team. While it’s unclear when Hill intends to find a new home, he does not have to wait until March 13th like free agents to be on expiring deals.”
Hill does have one former connection already in Minnesota in new assistant head coach Frank Smith. Smith was the offensive coordinator in Miami the bulk of the time Hill was there as well. He served under Mike McDaniel from 2022-2025.
Also important to note is Tyreek Hill’s boyhood NFL allegiance. In an internet clip from a few years ago, he revealed he grew up a Vikings fan. Not just a fan, but a “die-hard” fan.
“If I had it my way though, if I had to choose any team I wanted to play for, growing up as a kid I was a Minnesota Vikings fan. Love the Vikes, man.”
WR Tyreek Hill on Minnesota Vikings fandom
It’s hard to estimate what Hill would command in terms of money. Still, it’s fun to ponder the possibility of him coming to Minnesota to play with Justin Jefferson.
Vikings Could Reunite With QB Carson Wentz
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GettyCarson Wentz #11 of the Minnesota Vikings walks off the field as he holds his arm after being defeated by the Los Angeles Chargers in the game at SoFi Stadium on October 23, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
The possibility was brought up by Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune.
“As the ethics of playing Wentz through his painful left shoulder injury became a topic of national discussion in October, sources said one of the reasons the quarterback carried no ill will toward the Vikings was because his stint as the team’s starter might help him earn a contract in 2026.
Could that contract be with the Vikings? It’s possible, though the team might circle back to Wentz after considering its options at QB. Assuming Wentz, 33, plays in 2026, he’d likely do so on a one-year deal.”
For a team that needs to find value contracts due to their cap crunch, Wentz makes sense. If the Vikings are to roll with McCarthy as the starter in 2026, it’s understandable for Wentz to be the backup, seeing as he already knows the system.
The extension of Wentz may not turn many heads, but it doesn’t have to. Minnesota reuniting with Wentz makes plenty of sense. If need be, Wentz proved for the most part that he could move the ball down the field in 2025.