Chiefs dodged a $30 million mistake and should keep it that way

From the moment the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, there was always speculation about a potential comeback. Time proved the Chiefs made the right call, as they won two consecutive Super Bowls and went to a third one after his departure. But Hill, himself, also thrived in South Florida.

'Cheetah' flirted with a return to the Chiefs multiple times during his days in the AFC East. The table looked set for a potential comeback last season, but a complex knee injury threw a wrench in those plans.

Now, 10 months later, the former All-Pro wideout has yet to sign with another team. Moreover, he's far from full strength, and his latest injury update might prove the Chiefs made the right call by staying away from him:

"So it's about 10 months after doing two surgeries," Hill said in a video. "My left leg is the one that I injured. I have no power in my left leg, so I'm trying to regain all the power back in my left leg. But it's one day at a time."

Tyreek Hill may be as good as fool's gold at this point following his own comments

Hill admitted that doctors told him he might not be able to walk again after suffering such a gruesome injury. Clearly, he's made huge progress, but that doesn't mean he'll ever return to his pre-injury form, especially as a 32-year-old veteran.

Spotrac projects his market value at $15.1 million a year, with his next deal projected at two years and $30.2 million. It's safe to say that giving him such a contract would've been an absolute catastrophe for general manager Brett Veach.

Nevertheless, not even this unfortunate update might be enough to nip these rumors in the bud. Hill has made it loud and clear that he wants to get back on the field, and he'll continue to push to make a late-season comeback.

So, if the Chiefs' wide receiver corps doesn't live up to the task early on in the season, there's a world where fans could push the team to get him back with Patrick Mahomes. That would make sense as long as he's willing to take a massive pay cut and sign for whatever the Chiefs are willing to give him.

Mahomes and the passing game can definitely use some more help, but there's no point in chasing the name on the jersey and signing Hill just for nostalgia's sake. He had his chance, and he did great things in Missouri, but that's water under the bridge now.

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