Tyreek Hill has given a rather cheeky response to a question about why he moved to the Miami Dolphins this offseason rather than somewhere else. 

Tyreek Hill spent his time with the Kansas City Chiefs establishing himself as one of the most dangerous wide receivers in the National Football League, in large part due to the speed that he possesses that gives him the ability to take the top off a defense with incredible ease.

Whilst with the Chiefs, he racked up 6,630 receiving yards and 56 touchdowns in the regular season, helped also by the fact he had one of the league’s best quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes to work with, but when you possess the skillset that he has, you can make it work with pretty much anyone.

Exactly what he’s proving with the Miami Dolphins, as he and the rest of the offense are taking South Beach by storm, with the Dolphins currently sitting at 3-1 and looking like they could be putting together a push towards the playoffs and challenging the Buffalo Bills for supremacy in the AFC East.

But if things had gone a little differently, then he would be taking his talents to a different part of the AFC East and giving another team a boost on offense. 

Tyreek Hill in the Big Apple?

The New York Jets were also showing a fair level of interest in taking Hill off of the Chiefs’ hands, with reporter Adam Schefter claiming at the time that they went big in trying to claim him, but evidently didn’t offer enough for the Chiefs to say yes to:

However, according to Hill, there was another factor that played into his move to the Dolphins, and it was a rather personal one on his end.

Tyreek Hill protects his bank account

Speaking recently to reporters ahead of the clash between the Jets and Dolphins this weekend, Hill claimed that one other reason that he moved to Miami rather than New York, was because he wanted to get more out of his pay packet, and he could do exactly that with the Dolphins:

As per The Tax Foundation, Florida doesn’t have any state income tax levels, whilst New York can be as high as 10.9%, so the gap is pretty clear and you can understand why Hill wanted to do what he did, and if we’re being honest, we probably would have done the same if we were in that situation. 

So we know that Miami have one advantage when it comes to attracting players, but if the Dolphins can carry on the way they are, then they might be able to use their play on the field to attract players in the future as well.