Tyreek Hill left the Chiefs for Miami a few days ago.
Goodbye Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid, hello sunshine, a slightly more uncertain sporting future… and $72.2 million guaranteed over the next three seasons.
In a rather cheerful press conference, the receiver conceded that leaving the Chiefs was not easy. But he was also honest about what helped decide him.
” It’s hard. It’s hard. But when someone comes to you with a lot of money? It changes things. Your feelings are starting to change a bit. »
Laughs. But back to a more serious tone.
“No, I’m quitting. It was really difficult. I got in my car, and while driving I thought about everything I did at KC. With my family, my coaches, the players. I even chatted with Pat. He’s my brother for life. Whatever happens. Pat, Kelce…I could name a lot of guys. […] I will miss these guys. I know they will continue to play well. They are Hall of Famers. »
Could the money have taken him to the Jets?
“I knew I was going to choose Miami no matter what. Like I said, I’m here all the time. It’s at my house. »
Hill has indeed recalled that he was already training in Miami during the offseason, and that he has family in the region.