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AP source: Chiefs send Hill to Dolphins for draft picks

By DAVE SKRETTA contract extension in part 1 week old. The Seahawks
AP Sports Writer because they were seek- traded Russell Wilson to the
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — ing relief from a tight salary Broncos, Deshaun Watson
The Kansas City Chiefs trad- cap situation. But talks had ended up in Cleveland,
ed wide receiver Tyreek Hill stalled over the past few the Falcons sent Matt Ryan
to Miami for a package days, and Hill's represen- to the Colts and Carson
of draft picks Wednesday, tatives requested permis- Wentz landed with the
and the Dolphins gave the sion to seek a trade, which Commanders — and that's
three-time All-Pro a $120 came together quickly with just quarterbacks. Adams
million, four-year contract multiple teams expressing landed with the Raiders
extension that makes him interest in him. while fellow wide receiver
the highest-paid player The deal clears more than Amari Cooper went from
ever at his position, a per- $18 million in salary cap Dallas to Cleveland, and
son familiar with the moves space for Kansas City. top-tier pass rushers Khalil
told The Associated Press. Hill appeared to indicate Mack (Chargers) and Yan-
The Chiefs will get the Dol- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill makes a catch that his time with the Chiefs nick Ngakoue (Colts) also
phins' first- and second- over Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) during the was over more than a week have landed with new
round picks and their fourth- second half of an NFL divisional round football game, Sunday, ago when the six-time Pro teams.
rounder in this year's draft, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. Bowl pick tweeted: "we Hill was a controversial pick
and fourth- and sixth-round Associated Press came a long way thank by Kansas City in the fifth
picks next year, the person from Miami includes $72.2 Green Bay to Las Vegas you chiefs kingdom I'm for- round of the 2015 draft be-
told the AP on condition of million guaranteed. The last week, which averages ever indebted." cause of off-the-field prob-
anonymity because terms value of the deal surpasses $28.5 million and includes It has been a wild NFL off- lems that led to his dismissal
were not announced. the five-year contract that $67.5 million guaranteed. season when it comes to from Oklahoma State. But
Hill's agent, Drew Rosen- Davante Adams signed The Chiefs had been in big names, even though he's mostly steered clear of
haus, said the extension after he was traded from discussions with Hill on a the new league year is just trouble since arriving with
the Chiefs, giving Andy
Reid an outlet for his offen-
sive creativity and teaming
with Patrick Mahomes to
form one of the league's
elite duos.
Hill helped the Chiefs win
back-to-back AFC titles
and their first Super Bowl in
50 years after the 2019 sea-
son. He also helped them
get back to the confer-
ence championship game
in January before losing to
the Bengals, capping argu-
ably the best year of his ca-
reer: He had a club-record
111 catches for 1,239 yards
and nine touchdowns.
The trade for Hill is the sec-
ond major move by the
Dolphins this week as new
coach Mike McDaniel at-
tempts to build around
quarterback Tua Tago-
vailoa. The Dolphins also
have agreed with Terron
Armstead to an $87.5 mil-
lion, five-year deal, landing
a three-time Pro Bowl left
tackle to anchor the offen-
sive line.
The Chiefs have been try-
ing to get younger the past
few years, and the possi-
bility that the 28-year-old
Hill's speed could soon de-
cline no doubt gave them
pause. They also signed
former Steelers wide re-
ceiver JuJu Smith-Schuster,
who is 25, to a club-friendly
one-year deal last week
and are expected to add
at least one wide receiver
in the draft.q