Wide receiver has been one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest weaknesses for the past few years. While they traded for DK Metcalf last year, they struggled to find sufficient depth behind him. They enter this offseason once again looking to upgrade at wideout. A new option has emerged for them, too. The Miami Dolphins are reportedly releasing Tyreek Hill, who has been one of the best receivers in the league. Former NFL running back Robert Turpin believes that Pittsburgh is a good landing spot for Hill.
“In the locker room, you’ve got great leadership with T.J. Watt and a bunch of those other veteran players who have run the ship of that locker room over a huge span of time,” Turpin said Monday on CBS Sports HQ. “Aaron Rodgers, we assume, is going to be back. If he is back, you’ve gotta have somebody on the other side of DK Metcalf.
“I think what we saw last season is that he can’t be the lone weapon on the outside for this offense. What Tyreek Hill’s able to give you is somebody who can take a little bit of real estate and turn it into a very large portfolio over the course of a season. I think that’s the type of playmaker the Pittsburgh Steelers need.”
Hill was a 2016 fifth-round pick by Kansas City, and he blossomed into one of the NFL’s best playmakers there. He was traded to the Dolphins in 2022, and he was named a first-team All-Pro in each of his first two seasons there.
However, Hill’s production has declined in recent years. He put up only 959 yards and six touchdowns in 2024, and he only played in four games in 2025 due to a serious knee injury.
Hill will turn 32 years old at the beginning of March, too. While some of his issues can be blamed on the Dolphins’ offense, there’s no telling how well he’ll be able to play coming off this injury. That adds a lot more risk to signing him.
Also, Hill has been involved in a lot of off-the-field issues. That includes a legal matter last year that reportedly caused the Steelers to lose interest in potentially trading for him. Perhaps Mike McCarthy feels differently, but the risk might outweigh the reward with Hill now.
Just as well, the Steelers should have other options to upgrade at receiver in free agency or the draft. Could Hill give the Steelers’ offense an instant boost? Maybe, but he could also be an unnecessary distraction that creates drama in their locker room. Pittsburgh doesn’t need to chase after Hill.
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