Caleb HightowerThu, April 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC·2 min readChiefs predicted to reunite Patrick Mahomes with eight-time Pro Bowl WR, fan favorite originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off their worst season in years.
The Chiefs, who have won three of the last seven Super Bowls, finished the 2025-26 campaign with a below-average 6-11, lost Patrick Mahomes to an ACL injury late in the year, didn't receive high-level production from their wide receivers, and missed the postseason.
Could the Chiefs' lackluster campaign motivate them to execute a blockbuster free agent signing for an eight-time All-Pro WR and fan favorite who's already established chemistry with Mahomes in Kansas City? FS1's Nick Wright thinks so.
"I think he's (Tyreek Hill) definitely worth a flier," Wright said Tuesday. "I mean, he and Andry Reid have a relationship. He and Mahomes have a relationship. And there's a chance that a catastrophic knee injury undid Tyreek Hill as an effective NFL player, so I won't be interested in giving him a long, big-money deal."
"I don't think Tyreek Hill, at this point in his career, should be anybody's number 1 receiver until you see him after the injury, but if he's gonna play next year, I'd imagine it would be for the Chiefs, and I told you guys three years ago that I thought, in 2026, Tyreek Hill would be a Kansas City Chief."
Breer’s assessment of Hill and his chances of returning to the Chiefs for his second stint is as honest as it gets. Hill, who spent the first six seasons in Kansas City, tore his ACL early last season, and although he’s slated to start the 2026-27 season fully healthy, there’s no telling if he’ll be the same explosive wideout who has terrorized defenses for years.
That said, this hypothetical reunion is a bit different than others (New York Giants-Odell Beckham Jr., for example), as Hill is only two years removed from a career-best 1,799-receiving campaign that featured 13 touchdowns and is still a highly productive contributor in his early 30s.
Still, the Chiefs, like every other franchise linked to Hill, must tread lightly with the eight-time Pro Bowler after his significant lower-body injury.
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