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Tyreek Hill – January 13, 2024 (Postgame)

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024
Postgame – Kansas City Chiefs

Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill

Q: What did it feel like being back at GEHA Field at Arrowhead stadium?

HILL: “It felt amazing. It’s where it all started for me. So obviously, being back on this field brought back so many types of memories. It was definitely fun to be a part of this game. The cold wasn’t fun, but stepping back on this field and being on the other side of the ball and seeing how things are was definitely fun.”

Q: Can you take us through the touchdown?

HILL: “That’s just one of those plays that we’ve been running all year. That’s like Tua’s favorite play. He just threw it down the field, and I was able to make a play.”

Q: How tough was the locker room after tonight’s loss?

HILL: “It’s tough. Especially with the type of team that we got. Obviously, there are high expectations of everyone. We hold ourselves to a standard. We were definitely expecting us to be a really good team this year. We definitely weren’t expecting a first-round exit. Also, the message in the locker room was simple. Whenever you’re working out, take this loss with you. Remember this feeling. Because it’s not fun being on the other side of a loss, especially when you know the season is over for you. No more football checks.”

Q: What limited your effectiveness tonight?

HILL: “They did a good job of getting hands on us at the line of scrimmage. Spags (Coach Spagnuolo), he does a good job of telling his corners to not worry about anything over the top because they have safety help over the top, and DBs get hands on those fast guys. They do a great job of that. They got physical corners who do a good job of playing to their technique and playing sound. (L’Jarius) Sneed, (Trent) McDuffie, all of those guys do a great job over there. So shoutout to those guys.”

Q: How much was the weather a factor tonight?

HILL: “It wasn’t a factor at all. Guys weren’t even paying attention to it. It was just one of those things that when you’re in Miami experiencing great weather all the time, it’s like and we’re in cold weather, we’re all just out here having fun. I don’t think the weather played a part in anything today.”

Q: On the difference between the offense in the first half of the season and the second half of the season.

HILL: “Well, we have to do a good job of being able to beat two-man and cover-two and things like that … small attention to details. When guys are dropping back that far, it’s all about being in the right spots. You can see that we had a couple of off-target throws and a lot of it was on the receivers. We weren’t in position to make plays for our quarterback when he needed us the most. That just takes spending time together after practice watching film together. We still got a young team. We’re going to come back and we’re going to learn from it. Guys are going to take this on the chin for sure.”

Q: How would you assess the season as a whole?

HILL: “I thought we had a great season. I think a lot of people doubted us. We kind of exceeded expectations. The season didn’t end the way we wanted it to end, but as far as the season, I think guys really laid it on the line. For granted, all the injuries that we had and guys fighting through injuries. I believe that we had a great season.”

Q: Why do you feel that this is the right group of people to win it all?

HILL: “Unfortunately, every locker room is going to be different every year, salary cap and guys wanting to get paid and going other places. I feel in my heart that if this team were to come back together this is the right group of people to win. We got everything what it takes. You can see that the defense came along, and as an offense, we have to be able to put drives together and help those guys out. We just can’t be a bunch of front-runners. Next year I feel like we’ll learn from it.”

Q: Tua said there were communication issues during the game, did you see that issue from your vantage point?

HILL: “No. I was totally fine. I don’t believe he was talking about the receivers. Probably o-line or something, running backs or something. But as a group of receivers we were pretty much on point with calls and being on top of everything.”

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