The Miami Dolphins are making a change at quarterback and that has elicited a public reaction from wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
According to several reports, the Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa in favor of rookie Quinn Ewers. The move comes just one day after head coach Mike McDaniel didn't rule out a change happening this week.
"I think the quarterback play last night was not good enough, and so for me, everything's on the table," McDaniel said on Tuesday.
The move is understandable, as it's quite clear Tagovailoa is a dead end for Miami and the team needs to get a look at its other quarterbacks. And, with the book already written on Zach Wilson, it makes sense to give Ewers a shot instead.
Not long after the reports on Tua getting benched dropped, Hill took to social media to post his reaction.
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) December 17, 2025
Hill's post strongly suggests that Tagovailoa's benching only reinforces the idea that he won't be back in 2026, which was already the expected outcome.
Back in October, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reported that the two sides are indeed likely to part ways during the offseason.
"The Dolphins wide receiver suffered a dislocated knee in Monday's win against the Jets, tearing multiple ligaments including his ACL that required surgery this week," Jones reported. "The five-time first-team All Pro was in the second year of a three-year contract extension with Miami, and league sources expect the Dolphins to release Hill before the start of the next league year in March 2026."
Of course, Hill is recovering from a dislocated knee cap that ended his 2025 season early and threatens his ability to be ready for the start of 2026.
That, along with his huge contract, is going to complicate matters when it comes to Miami trying to trade Hill, which could lead to an outright release.
According to Over The Cap, if the Dolphins release Hill and Tagovailoa pre-June 1, they would combine for an absurd $127.4 million in dead money in 2026, with Tagovailoa accounting for $99.2 million of that.
That will make it very difficult for the Dolphins to do much to improve their roster next offseason, but Miami should be hitting the reset button, anyway, in order to start building for the future and should use 2026 as the starting point.
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