Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a gruesome injury when his left leg bent in the wrong direction after he was tackled along the sideline during Monday’s 27-21 win over the Jets.
The injury, later determined to be a dislocated knee according to Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, happened early in the third quarter after QB Tua Tagovailoa found Hill for a 10-yard pass along the sideline and Jets safety Malachi Moore grabbed him by the left leg to tackle him, and the leg twisted into an unnatural position.
Hill had been taken to a local hospital for imaging, evaluation and observation, the team had said, and McDaniel indicated that he would remain there overnight.
Prayers up to Tyreek Hill, man. A serious injury, it looks AWFUL. pic.twitter.com/Tn0yE9qnhT
— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) September 30, 2025
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Medical personnel had immediately rushed to Hill’s side as they stabilized his leg, and carted him off the field during the third quarter.
Dolphins trainers focused on Hill’s knee as they worked to stabilize it — cutting off his cleats. Hill’s mother was able to come down to the field, ESPN’s Katie George reported on the broadcast.
Hill smiled and waved to the crowd as he was taken into the tunnel.
“He was probably in the best spirits of any player that I’ve ever seen [have] such a terrible experience,” McDaniel said after the game. “He immediately had wide eyes and was talking, ‘I’m good, just make sure the guys get this win.’ He was focused on the team.”
The Dolphins officially declared Hill out with a knee injury shortly after he was taken off the field.
“That’s my twin,” Jaylen Waddle said of the injury. “Anytime you see your brother — someone you have a great relationship with outside of the game of football — go down like that, it’s always tough. He wanted me to keep my head in it. We talked when he was on the cart a little bit.”
The reception at the time of his injury was Hill’s sixth of the game and had upped his total to 67 receiving yards on the night.