What Tyreek Hill is known for, aside from his off-court issues with domestic partners, is his elite sprinter’s speed. But the two surgeries he’s undergone since dislocating his left knee in September 2025 have changed that – at least for now.
“My left leg is what I hurt,” Hill said in a YouTube video released Wednesday titled “The Cheetah Runs Again.” “I have no strength at all in my left leg. I’m trying to get all the strength back in my left leg,” he continued.
Obviously, it’s not optimal for an NFL wide receiver who relies on speed and quickness to essentially have surgery on a leg 10 months after an injury.
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) leaves the field after losing to the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 7, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
That’s why no team signed Hill this offseason despite the Miami Dolphins releasing him after 2025 and him being a free agent.
But Hill displays his trademark optimism in the video, discussing his approach to rehabilitation and suggesting he remains hopeful for a return to the NFL.
“I’ll keep grinding, dog. You know that?” Hill said. “My timeline looks like, I don’t want to tell you what my timeline is, but the timeline looks really good right now, man.”
An NFL source said Hill’s timeline is to be back in the league — preferably with a team headed toward the playoffs — by the end of this season. That would allow him to appear in the postseason.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, New York, on Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
But even that goal may be too ambitious.
“Teddy Bridgewater dislocated his knee and he missed a year and a half and he’s a quarterback,” said Dr. David Chao, the founder of Sports Injury Central, the former team doctor for the San Diego Chargers and OutKick’s sports injury expert.
“The injury was more than an ACL. It was a multi-ligament knee dislocation. You’re talking about a true orthopedic emergency. And potential for, I never know, nerve damage — and is that why his leg still has no power?
“This is Herculean for a quarterback coming back in a year. He’s a wide receiver. It’s not going to happen.”
Hill said his recovery has required two surgeries, the most recent to fix an LCL problem in February.
Hill’s video apparently signaled the first time he ran on his rebuilt left limb, though it included no more than a few sprints in his backyard and working in his pool.
“My knee is like, bro. What are you doing today?” Hill said. “You know, they told me I might not be able to walk. And the dog was like, bro, we don’t know what’s going to happen to your future. And now look at me.”
So Hill believes he is headed for a return to the NFL at some point.
Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill looks toward the field on the sideline before an NFL football game against the New York Jets on September 29, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
But he is obviously nowhere near the end of his journey. And he clearly knows that.
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“I’m just trying to get my explosion and my first step,” he said. “So every time I step back on the field, it’s like none of it is missing.”
This week was just a step to get some strength back in the leg.
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