Chiefs: 3 reasons why Tyreek Hill wanted out of Kansas City

Tyreek Hill felt Chiefs lacked flexibility

Just as the Chiefs wouldn’t work with him on a new contract that made sense given the top of the wide receiver market, Hill felt the KC coaching staff wronged him by forcing him to miss an important family event.

Eventually, these wrongs, at least in Hill’s mind, became insurmountable. H/T Pro Football Talk.

"“At one point, Hill vented about an issue unrelated to his contract or opportunities on the field. He said the Chiefs didn’t want him to miss practice before the start of the 2021 season so that he could see his grandfather, who was having surgery for prostate cancer. “They didn’t even want me to leave to go see my granddad,” Hill said. “And he was having surgery. Prostate surgery. I’m like, ‘Yo, like, this is like ridiculous.’ You know? And now like I’m with the Dolphins, I say, ‘Coach, I’m gone.’ He’s like, ‘All right. Cool.’”"

Considering everything that was going on behind the scenes in KC related to Hill’s contract, this could’ve been the moment Tyreek realized he needed a change of scenery.