Tyreek Hill says he has ‘no power’ in injured left leg 10 months after surgery
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said he has “no power” in his left leg nearly 10 months after suffering a gruesome knee injury on Sept. 29 last season when the Dolphins played against the New York Jets. Hill damaged multiple ligaments in his left knee, including his ACL.
Last month, Hill began to post videos on his YouTube channel as part of a mini-documentary series called “Cheetah, Reborn.” The first two episodes were short videos showing footage from various stages of his recovery over the past 10 months. The third episode, posted on Wednesday, is a five-minute video that includes Hill showing where he’s at in his recovery, what kind of exercises he’s doing and providing commentary.
“You know, they told me I may not be able to walk again,” Hill said. “The doctors were like, ‘Bro, we don’t know what’s going to happen with your future.’ And now look at me.”
The day after Hill suffered the injury last year, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told WSVN-TV in Miami that he laid out an optimistic outlook for his client.
“There’s no nerve damage, no blood flow issues, no broken bones, the cartilage is fine. The goal is for him to be ready to play next season,” Rosenhaus said. “It’s only one surgical procedure. There was some concern that it might be more than one surgery, but right now everything went as well as we could’ve hoped for.”
In Wednesday’s video, Hill said he’s had two surgeries over the last 10 months, including an LCL surgery in February. He was explaining an exercise he was doing called “wall push-offs.”
“Where I’m at right now, I’m doing tempo,” Hill said. “I’m not supposed to be doing tempo runs, so don’t tell my rehab, but I like to challenge myself a little bit. Anyways, I’m doing some push-offs with my left leg. My left leg is the one that I injured. I have no power in my left leg at all, so I’m trying to regain all of the power back in my left leg.
“I’ve been activating the quads, the glutes, the hamstrings, the calves. I’ve been doing all of the stability work, all of the mobility work that I need to get my knee back right. But it’s one day at a time.”
Hill, 32, entered the league as a fifth-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2016. He spent his first six seasons in the NFL in Kansas City, where he was a three-time first-team All-Pro and helped the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title of the Patrick Mahomes era and another Super Bowl appearance.
After the 2021 season, Hill was traded to the Miami Dolphins for a collection of draft picks, including a first- and second-round selection. He continued playing at a high level, including leading the league in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in 2023. Hill was selected to the Pro Bowl eight consecutive seasons from 2016 through 2023.
Despite his on-field prowess, Hill’s career has also included a number of off-field issues, going back to his college football days at Oklahoma State. For the college incident, Hill pled guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation. He’s been investigated for multiple assault allegations during his NFL career. In 2024, Hill was famously detained outside of Hard Rock Stadium ahead of the Dolphins’ season opener. Hours later, Hill caught seven passes for 130 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown.
The Dolphins released Hill early in the offseason as they moved into a new era with a new general manager, head coach and quarterback. Hill had one year remaining on his contract with the Dolphins. According to his rehab video on Wednesday, Hill is eyeing a return to the NFL at some point.
“Just trying to get my explosion and my burst back, so whenever I step back on the field, it’s like none of it’s missing,” Hill said.
As for when that could be, with training camps across the league just days away and the 2026 regular season less than two months away, Hill didn’t have a clear answer.
“I ain’t going to tell you what my timeline is,” Hill said. “But timeline looking real good right now, man.”