Dolphins' Tyreek Hill considering retirement after knee injury

Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is considering retirement while recovering from his season-ending knee injury. Hill, 31, made the revelation during an appearance Thursday on The Set, a podcast hosted by former teammate Terron Armstead. The eight-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time All-Pro dislocated his left knee and tore several ligaments in the joint during a Week 4 win over the New York Jets. "I'm at the point now where I need to have a conversation with mom, family, everybody," Hill said. "Wherever my mind is at the time, there is a decision to be made, but I just know right now I feel like I haven't had time to just live in the moment, and just be in the moment with my family. . . . I think that's the appropriate answer for something like that. "I don't want to make any rash decisions." Hill reworked his contract in 2024, resulting in a total value of $90 million of the final three years of the pact. He is set to make $36 million (including bonuses) in 2026, with a salary cap hit of $52 million and dead cap value of $28.2 million, but the Dolphins could opt to move on from the wide receiver this off-season. Hill said his rehab is going well, but knows he has "a long journey ahead." He also said he had a moment of reflection about his career when he was down on the field after dislocating his knee. "I feel like I've been able to play this game for 10 years, really my whole life and I've been blessed with great talent and great gifts," Hill said. "The amount of support I get from my family is amazing. I really wasn't event thinking of the injury. I was just thinking about the great times I've had playing this game and just me being in Miami. "It all came full circle. I know it's not it, but I was just happy. I'm always trying to find the good in everything. I get time to spend with my kids. I get time to travel. I get time to sit down and enjoy my life and not always train. I feel like all of my life, that's all I do. I'm nonstop, you can ask anybody. All I wanna do is just train. I wanna live in the gym. I wanna live on the track. I want to live on the JUGS machine. That's always been me. It's never been me sacrificing my time for my family or sacrificing my time to do some of the things I want to do." Hill totaled 11,363 yards and 83 scores on 1,201 receptions through his first 10 seasons. Cheetah also scored seven rushing touchdowns, four times on punt returns, once on a kick return and another time on a fumble recovery, pushing his career total to 96 scores. He also totaled 1,212 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns over 15 postseason appearances. "At the end of the day, I feel like that decision is all based upon how I feel and where my mindset is at the moment," Hill said of potential retirement. "Like right now, I'm happy. I'm happy with being with my kids. I'm happy with the career that I've had. I love playing football. I love it, but it takes a lot. "It takes a lot to be the best and to stay at the top and make a lot of money and help your team win games and stuff like that. It takes a lot. It takes a lot on you mentally. It takes a lot on you physically." The Dolphins (1-6) will face the Atlanta Falcons (3-3) at 1 p.m. EDT Sunday in Atlanta.