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Chiefs Eye Tyreek Hill Reunion Amid Injuries
Confirmed
In Short: Kansas City Chiefs expressed interest in signing former WR Tyreek Hill after injuries to Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reported that wide receiver Rashee Rice exited Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders with a hamstring tweak, joining Tyquan Thornton, who suffered a dislocated left ankle.
According to Michael Silver of The Athletic, high-ranking Chiefs sources confirmed Sunday night that the team is very interested in signing Hill.
Silver reported that Kansas City had already reached out to Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, before the game.
Hill, who played for the Chiefs from 2016 to 2022, recorded 479 receptions for 6,630 yards and 56 touchdowns during his tenure.
Travis Kelce, a Chiefs tight end, expressed enthusiasm about a potential reunion, saying, “That’s out of my hands, but I know I’d love to have the cheetah (Tyreek Hill) back in the building.”
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, when asked about the possibility, responded, “I have no idea, but it’d be pretty cool.”
The Chiefs’ interest in Hill intensified after the team’s Week 4 win over the Raiders, where they lost two wide receivers to injuries.
Hill was selected by the Chiefs in the 2016 NFL Draft and played a pivotal role in their Super Bowl LIV victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
In 2025, Hill was released by the Miami Dolphins after suffering a season-ending knee injury.
Hill is targeting a November return, and his familiarity with Reid and the Chiefs’ offense could facilitate his transition back onto the field.
ESPN reported that the Chiefs have remained in contact with Hill and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
Reid commented on Thornton's injury, saying, “That doesn’t look good.”
What's confirmed
- “That’s out of my hands, but I know I’d love to have the cheetah (Tyreek Hill) back in the building,” Chiefs TE Travis Kelce said.
- “I have no idea, but it’d be pretty cool,” Mahomes said.
- After injuries to Thornton and Rice, the Chiefs reached out to express their interest.
- Hill is believed to be targeting a November return.
What's still developing
- Plus, several Chiefs stars weighed in on the former All-Pro’s potential return.
- The connection has carried into the 2026 NFL season while Hill works to recover from the knee injury and eventually join a team.
- One year ago today, Mahomes called for Wasp 🔥 @PatrickMahomes @cheetah @Chiefs (via @NFLFilms ) pic.twitter.com/05oGavdr0f In 2022, the Chiefs traded Hill to Miami, where he racked up two more All-Pro nods.
- Hill was one of the NFL's most explosive players during his first go-around with the Chiefs.
- In Super Bowl LIV, Hill's 44-yard catch on a third-and-15 play helped ignite the Chiefs' comeback victory over the 49ers.
- Hill played through a wrist injury in 2024, and in 2025, he missed Miami's final 13 games after suffering a gruesome knee injury that included a knee dislocation and multiple torn ligaments.
- "It's almost time to get off the couch and get to work," Hill wrote, including an emoji of a face holding back tears.
- Thornton, a four-year veteran, left Las Vegas with his teammates on the Chiefs' charter plane.