Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill believed to have suffered dislocated knee, taken to hospital for evaluation

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The Dolphins suffered a potentially huge loss while looking for their first win on Monday night.

Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill is believed to have suffered a dislocated knee against the Jets, an injury that would end his season if confirmed by an MRI, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe reported.

Rapoport added that a dislocated knee is considered far worse than a dislocated kneecap, often coming with multiple ligament tears.

Hill was carted off the field after sustaining the gruesome knee injury in the third quarter and was taken to a local hospital for imaging, evaluation and observation, according to the team, which quickly ruled him out for the remainder of the contest.

The injury occurred as Hill was being tackled by Jets defensive back Malachi Moore after making a catch along the sideline. Afterward, the cart quickly came onto the field, and team trainers cut off his cleat in order to put Hill’s leg in a stabilizer. Hill was checked on by members of both teams, and he smiled and waved to the crowd as he was carted to the locker room.

Miami was leading the game, 10-3, at the time of his exit.

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For years, Hill, 31, has been the Fins’ most terrifying wideout for opposing defenses, piling up 4,666 yards and 27 touchdowns on 334 receptions since 2022 heading into the prime-time tilt versus Gang Green.

As speedy as any player in the league, Hill had seen his production slowed during long portions of last season and at the beginning of this one due to offensive inefficiency and some injuries around him.

He had started to pick things back up recently, averaging 18.2 yards per reception on six catches in Week 2 against the Patriots and catching his first TD of the season in Week 3 versus the Bills. He was the team’s leading pass catcher in Monday’s game before getting injured, having posted 67 yards on six catches and on several plays finding room to run that has been hard to come by during Miami’s 0-3 start.

Hill has been incredibly durable during his 10-year career. He’s missed only one game as a Dolphin and sat for consecutive games just once in his career due to injury — back in 2019 when he missed four contests as a member of the Chiefs, per NFL Research.

If his injury is confirmed, it will keep him out for far longer than that stint.

Hill’s likely lengthy absence makes Miami’s hole to climb out of to reach the playoffs that much deeper, win or lose against the Jets.

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