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Tyreek Hill declares he wants to stay with Dolphins, apologizes to QB Tua Tagovailoa
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Tyreek Hill indicated he might consider leaving the Miami Dolphins after the team was eliminated from playoff contention during its Week 18 loss to the New York Jets .
A month later, he appears to have closed the door on that possibility.
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Hill was asked whether he wanted to stay with the Dolphins in an appearance on FanDuel TV's "Up and Adams" at Super Bowl 59 . His response?
"I do," Hill told Kay Adams . "I don't wanna go nowhere. I love it (here), my family loves it."
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Hill's initial disappointment following Miami's loss to the Jets was fueled, in part, by missing the playoffs for the first time in his nine-year NFL career. That said, Hill made it clear that he remains a believer in Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel despite the team falling short of the postseason.
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"We are really building something special in Miami," Hill said. "We made it to the playoffs the first two years. Obviously, this year was hard, but if guys continuing to buy in to what coach is building and the culture he's trying to build, it's gonna be a beautiful thing."
Hill was contrite when discussing his end-of-season comments and acknowledged he "could have handled the situation better" instead of simply saying he was "out."
"In the heat of the moment I just said whatever I had to say," Hill said. "And I'm taking full accountability of that because I want to win."
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Part of taking accountability involved using his platform to publicly apologize to his Dolphins teammates. Notably, he addressed Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa directly during his interview.
"This is my public apology to you Tua," Hill said. "I love you bro."
"Tua, he's my guy. Always will be my guy, no matter what," Hill added. "I'm sure he understands my frustration. Like we all wanna win. Tua he's another competitor. He's a hell of a competitor. A lot of people don't know that. He's a winner. He's consistent. I'm looking forward to just us continuing to build our relationship even more."
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Hill is confident his teammates will forgive his minor transgression during his final media availability of the 2024 NFL season.
"They know I'm not that kind of player," Hill said. "A lot of people may say 'Oh 'Reek is a hot head. He's this. He's that.' All my teammates know I come to work every day, I bust my tail, I show up to meetings on time, I do what I gotta do bro."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tyreek Hill wants to stay with Dolphins, apologizes to Tua Tagovailoa
