Miami Gardens, Fla. - Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said he had changed his mindset as he entered his fourth season with the team, which made headlines headlines after a disappointing 2024 season.

Hill spoke on Wednesday in the local media of the Team Practice Agency after participating in the OTA practice of the Dolphins. Shortly after the 2024 season, he underwent surgery on his right wrist and he wouldn't be able to resume his pass until this summer's training camp.

This is Hill’s first talk with local media, since Miami made a trade request after the end of its season losing to the New York Jets in January. Hill also kept himself from playing in the second half in the loss to the Jets - coach Mike McDaniel said he was intolerant.

After the game, Hill expressed frustration at his first career missed the playoffs and hinted at the possibility of playing elsewhere next season. He eventually went back to his comments and apologized publicly for them.

"It's tough, man," Hill said. "Obviously, the mood was high at the time, but at the end of the day, I just wanted to move forward and hopefully I can prove myself and prove to my teammates that I'm still one of them, man, he's chasing 2k (receive field) (receive field) and still one of the guys chasing the playoff dream and all this great stuff."

"I have to prove myself, I have to be different. The mentality has to be different. I don't feel like I deserve it, and if I don't understand it, I won't stay on it. I won't sweat, you know what I'm talking about? I put myself in that position."

Tyreek Hill, wants to win the captain in 25 years

Hill made headlines during several live events with the Dolphins and continued in April when police were asked to have a family dispute with his wife, who filed for divorce in the next few days.

He said he has attended churches and treatments in the past month, which he said helped him reflect on his decisions about why he had a hard time away from headlines that had nothing to do with football.

"It's tough. What I'm going to say is, man, money is a crazy thing for a lot of people," Hill said. "But I mean to me, we're just going to let the details deal with our own words, you know what I'm talking about? Because at the end of the day, the facts always come out, right? My job is just to be a great father to all of my kids, to be the best player, to be the best leader, to be the best leader for these guys in this Rocks room.

Hill’s offseason involvement, including first-year receiver Robert Prince, whose coach and teammates were praised, said Hill had received supper at the reception room at the start of the Dolphins’ offseason plan.

Five-time all-professional people say he feels completely immersed in the culture the dolphins hope to build.

"I'm doing more," Hill said. "So, just get involved more and then understand what the coach is trying to do. I feel like when I first got here I wouldn't say I didn't buy it all the way, but I have a better understanding (where McDaniel is (McDaniel), trying to push through the entire locker room, and I feel like he feels better now. I understand the news about tua (tagovailoa). Coach- When he gets to the same page, he and I click right away."

Hill was named captain in Miami’s first three years, but doesn’t think he deserves again in 2025 — at least not yet.

It's still his title, but Hill learned that he needs to win the captain after the 2024 season is over.

"I have to prove myself this OTA, boot camp," he said. "I have to prove myself, I have to be different. The mentality has to be different. I don't feel like I deserve it, and if I don't understand it, I won't be on it. I won't sweat, you know what I'm talking about? I put myself in that position."

Hill recorded 959 yards last season, with an average of 56.4 yards per game, his lowest total since 2019 and 2016. He suffered a wrist injury in August and beat him all season, with doctors telling him that he needed end-of-season surgery. Hill postponed the operation until after the season, but said Wednesday that he was thankful for the operation after initially feeling nervous about it.

He is also noticeably slim and says he weighed 183 pounds after his first arrival in Miami.

"I would say it's just what I want to do," he said. "In recent years - obviously, I can run with anyone - but I think it's very important to have this stamina, to have the ability to fall for a third time.