Dolphins release Tyreek Hill, Bradley Chubb

The Miami Dolphins are cutting ties with one of the league’s most feared playmakers.

Miami is releasing wide receiver Tyreek Hill, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Monday, citing sources. Hill—an eight-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro—is rehabbing a major leg injury suffered during the 2025 season, and Pelissero noted it remains uncertain when, or even if, Hill will be ready to play in 2026. The move also prevents $11 million in Hill’s contract from becoming fully guaranteed this month, per Pelissero.

Hill’s exit headlines a broader roster teardown. Earlier in the day, Pelissero reported the Dolphins were also moving on from pass rusher Bradley Chubb, guard James Daniels, and wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Those four cuts, combined, clear more than $56 million in 2026 cap space as first-year head coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan begin reshaping the roster.

The Dolphins later announced the releases of Hill, Westbrook-Ikhine, and Daniels. Chubb had not been formally announced at the time of the report and could be designated as a post–June 1 move to maximize cap relief.

For Miami, Hill’s departure is the stunner.

A defining deep threat for much of the last decade, Hill now heads to free agency approaching his age-32 season with 819 career catches for 11,363 yards and 83 touchdowns. He can sign immediately rather than waiting for the start of the new league year in March, but given the severity of the injury and his timeline, it wouldn’t be surprising if Hill took time to evaluate his options.

Hill’s 2025 season ended early. He totaled 21 receptions for 265 yards and a touchdown before suffering a dislocated knee with torn ligaments in Week 4.

His four-year run in Miami included some of the most explosive production of his career. After arriving from Kansas City ahead of the 2022 season, Hill posted back-to-back campaigns topping 1,700 receiving yards, each on 119 catches. In 2023, he led the NFL with 1,799 yards and set a career high with 13 receiving touchdowns—fueling an offense that routinely stressed defenses past their breaking point.

Even if his post-injury version isn’t the same game-breaking weapon, Hill will still draw interest around the league because of his track record and ability to change coverages the moment he’s on the field.

Miami’s receiver room now looks thin. With Hill and Westbrook-Ikhine gone, the Dolphins have only two wideouts on the roster who reached double-digit receptions last season: Jaylen Waddle and Malik Washington. Cedrick Wilson (five starts in 2025) and D’Wayne Eskridge (13 games played) are pending free agents, leaving major work to be done at the position—especially with uncertainty continuing to hover over quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s future.

The Dolphins’ pass rush is also being reworked with the reported decision to part with Chubb, signaling a broader defensive pivot as well.

The reset comes after Miami slid from consecutive playoff appearances into back-to-back losing seasons. The new cap flexibility should help: the Dolphins were estimated to be roughly $17.4 million over the cap just 24 hours earlier, and the savings from Monday’s moves put them in a far better position to attack free agency and plug immediate holes.

Miami also owns the No. 11 overall pick in April’s draft, giving the Hafley–Sullivan regime a chance to add cornerstone talent quickly.

Several familiar names from the Mike McDaniel era are now out the door—opening the next chapter of a full-scale Dolphins rebuild.