Following Tuesday’s surgery on his badly injured knee, there are reasons for optimism that Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill will make a full recovery by next season. His status in Miami, however, has become much more complicated following the injury.

Even before Monday night, Miami likely would not have been inclined to pay Hill $36 million in 2026. On the third day of the league year in March 2026, $11 million of his $29.9 million base salary for 2026 becomes fully guaranteed. Currently, none of it is guaranteed, for injury or otherwise. The Dolphins also owe him a $5 million roster bonus on the third day of the 2026 league year.

Absent a dramatic restructuring that takes his injury and recovery into account, it’s impossible to imagine the Dolphins not releasing him before they owe him

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