{"id":945429,"date":"2026-07-14T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/945429\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:09:32","slug":"2026-nfl-free-agency-rumors-las-vegas-raiders-chicago-bears-and-kansas-city-chiefs-heavily-linked-to-30m-miami-dolphins-wide-receiver-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/945429\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Free Agency Rumors: Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs heavily linked to $30M Miami Dolphins wide receiver | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20262026 NFL Free Agency Rumor: Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs heavily linked to $30M Miami Dolphins wide receiver (Image via X: Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins logo) According to Polymarket\u2019s July 14 prediction for \u201cWhere will Tyreek Hill play in 2026?\u201d two teams top the competition: Kansas City Chiefs at 46.8 percent and Las Vegas Raiders at 17.4 percent. The other two franchises in the race are the Los Angeles Chargers at 2.8 percent and the Buffalo Bills at 1.8 percent. According to Draft Sharks, the former Miami Dolphins wide receiver has a 42 percent chance of injury in the 2026 NFL season. He has a 3.2 percent chance of injury per game. Hill is projected to miss 2.5 games in 2026. But his durability is 5.00, 5 being the most durable. Should this be enough for the Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears, or Kansas City Chiefs to sign him? Let\u2019s find out what the insiders and analysts are saying. <\/p>\n

NFL free agent and former Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill tied to Chicago Bears because of Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams<\/p>\n

According to KIEQ ON THE MIC: A CHICAGO BEARS PODCAST host Keiota Quinley, multiple sportsbooks are linking the Chicago Bears to Tyreek Hill. Hill has been one of the top five NFL wide receivers and has remained productive while with the Miami Dolphins. But all that happened before the brutal Sept. 2025 knee injury. He is 32 years old and coming off a major injury. He could be viewed as a risky addition to the Bears\u2019 roster. The wide receiver room is already too crowded: Colston Loveland, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Jay Walker, and Kalif Raymond. They\u2019re all unique in their own way. Another high-profile wide receiver may not be needed for this receiving corps room. Hill may want to be WR1 wherever he joins next, and that could be difficult in Chicago. The WR1 role may go to Luther Burden III or Rome Odunze. Yes, quarterback Caleb Williams lost WR1 DJ Moore to the Josh Allen-led Buffalo Bills. But rapport-building with a new veteran? And not with the teammates already there? It could be difficult for Williams. According to Keiota Quinley, if Hill is made WR1, there could be locker room tension with Odunze and Burden present. The Chicago Bears podcast host believes sportsbooks are linking Hill to Chicago because he could be speed-paired with young Caleb Williams in head coach Ben Johnson\u2019s offense. This could create an explosive passing attack on the gridiron. Anyhow, considering Hill\u2019s age, past injury, salary demands, and impact on the development of the Bears\u2019 young wide receivers, all make a recipe for poor taste for Chicago. <\/p>\n

Las Vegas Raiders WR Tre Tucker needs to prove he is a true WR1<\/p>\n

Raiders Wire\u2019s Matt Legros suggests Tyreek Hill for Las Vegas. The Raiders are without a leading receiver. Tre Tucker was the Raiders\u2019 leading receiver in 2025 with 696 receiving yards. He played well last season but still needs to prove that he is a true WR1. Hill could be considered a potential Comeback Player of the Year candidate for the 2026 campaign. Had the series of crushing injuries to his left knee not stopped Hill\u2019s pace in 2025, he was on the path to collect well over 1000 receiving yards for the 7th time in his career in 2025. <\/p>\n

Chris Jones, Evan Sidery, and Brad Henson Productions support Chiefs for Tyreek Hill<\/p>\n

NBA\/NFL\/NCAA reporter Evan Sidery wrote on X that the Chiefs have now surged to overwhelming favorites on Polymarket to sign Tyreek Hill. Kansas City\u2019s playmakers for Patrick Mahomes<\/a> would feature Hill, Travis Kelce, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, and Kenneth Walker III. Brad Henson Productions wrote on X that it was time for Tyreek Hill to come back to the Chiefs. Much like Chris Jones, the Chiefs defensive tackle and close friend of Hill\u2019s, who wrote on X: \u201cCheetah, it\u2019s time\u201d when the Miami Dolphins released Hill in February 2026. <\/p>\n

Tyreek Hill free agency rumors<\/p>\n

Category
Details
Player
Tyreek Hill
Current Team
None. He was released by the Miami Dolphins in February 2026.
Rumored Teams
Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Buffalo Bills, and Chicago Bears
Contract Status
UFA [unrestricted free agent]
Spotrac Calculated Market Value
Two years, $30 million contract with $15 million average annual salary
Free Agency Signing Likelihood
Moderate
Latest Insider Update
Bleacher Report insider James Palmer<\/p>\n

Tyreek Hill could miss 2026 NFL season<\/p>\n

According to Bleacher Report insider James Palmer, there is no guarantee that Tyreek Hill could play in 2026. The insider called Hill playing in 2026 \u201cwishful thinking.\u201dHill\u2019s agent Drew Rosenhaus told Miami-based sportscaster Josh Moser, \u201cRight now, he is still in the midst of a rigorous recovery and rehab. There really isn\u2019t a set timetable on when he\u2019s going to be ready to go. And, when that takes place is less important than the fact that he does come all the way back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Free Agency Rumor: Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs heavily linked to $30M…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":945430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[125125,374,1036,692,391,2493,7,110,393,251,6,499,1089],"class_list":["post-945429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-bears","tag-2026-nfl-free-agency-rumors","tag-bears","tag-caleb-williams","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-bears","tag-chicagobears","tag-football","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-nfl","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-tyreek-hill"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116919203849931727","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/945430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=945429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=945429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}