"He wants to be traded so bad" - NFL fans react to Tyreek Hill's gesture for Tua Tagovailoa amid relationship issues between Dolphins stars

Tyreeh Hill has been Tua Tagovailoa
Tyreeh Hill has been Tua Tagovailoa's teammate since 2022 - Getty images

Tyreek Hill has been an excellent wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins since arriving in a trade in 2022. However, he has also been unpredictable lately, from teasing trade demands to criticizing the team’s running backs. On Friday, he seemingly gave his detractors another example.

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On Wednesday, the Dolphins’ social media account posted a photo and video of the eight-time Pro Bowler flashing the peace sign while boarding a jet. Interestingly, he was wearing Tua Tagovailoa's No. 1 jersey:

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Fan reaction was quick, with some expressing outrage and others ridiculing the move:

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"Why is he still on the team?" one asked.
"Bro is meatriding after Tua called him out at the press conference," one snickered.
"Humiliation ritual since he hates h1m," another added.
"Still tryna get on Tua’s good side," another commented.
"Reek knows who butters his bread," another said.

That jet flew to Chicago, but upon arrival Hill was ruled out of Friday’s practice with an oblique injury. Coach Mike McDaniel said:

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"The medical staff had to kind of jump in and right now we're trying to prevent it from being a lingering thing, but he is trying to sneak his way into every rep. He is at the height of his competitiveness right now. So we'll see how we manage that."

Mike McDaniel discusses Tua Tagovailoa's Tyreek Hill callout

A few weeks ago, Tua Tagovailoa spoke up on Tyreek Hill's postgame antics after their loss at the New York Jets to end last season:

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“Everyone makes mistakes, but some people are in the spotlight, and their deals get pushed out more than others, so you know you just have to cut them some grace… When you say something like that you don’t just come back from that with ‘hey my bad’ you gotta work that relationship up, you gotta build everything up again.”
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On Thursday, Mike McDaniel told the "Rich Eisen Show":

“I thought it was a maturation of Tua as a leader of the team and also I think it speaks to how healthy they are because there haven’t been that many opportunities for the public to see them interact but as the time passes you’ll see a more connected relationship.”

Kickoff for the Dolphins–Chicago Bears game is at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.

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Edited by Andre Castillo
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