Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert has no qualms with the comments Tyreek Hill made after the team’s Week 18 loss. While the star wide receiver told reporters he was “opening the door” to leave Miami, Mostert says it’s nothing he’s too concerned about.
“I didn’t take it personal because I know the type of competitor that he is,” Mostert said Wednesday in an interview on Sirius XM Radio. “I do, however, feel like you shouldn’t ever quit on a team. That’s just because we’re all bleeding out there. But when you’re a competitor and you’re just so fed up with how the year has gone for yourself and gone for the team and gone for the organization, at some point, you do have that breaking point.
“I’m not faulting him for his actions or anything like that. He does have a right to feel that way. He does have a right to feel discouraged about how the season went, about how he played. … He just wants to win in Miami. He was just fed up at that moment, just like everybody else was — they just didn’t have the courage to say it like he did.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier told reporters that they met with Hill and emphasized that quitting on the team “won’t be tolerated in the future.” They also said the receiver “embraced accountability” for his actions. Hill’s agent said that his client is “committed to the Dolphins.”
But Hill defended his comments in a Twitch stream, telling his viewers, “I deserve to feel like that” after the Dolphins’ 8-9 finish in 2024.
It wouldn’t be a surprise if Mostert has already played his last game in Miami. The veteran running back will turn 33 in April and the team can save just under $3 million by cutting him this offseason.