Tyreek Hill sees similarities between Tua Tagovailoa and Patrick Mahomes

Everyone keeps asking Tyreek Hill about his new quarterback, and the former Chiefs WR keeps serving up quotes about Tua.

Ever since the Kansas City Chiefs traded away wide receiver Tyreek Hill earlier this spring, the Pro Bowl wide receiver has made more waves with quotes to the media or general public via his podcast than he did in several years with the team. The trend is likely to continue as reporters continue to ask questions of Hill on his new team, the Miami Dolphins.

Part of the wave of drama surrounding Hill this offseason has been some questionable comments—read: shade—thrown at the Chiefs organization and perhaps some former teammates (depending on what you believe about Hill’s intentions). Hill has spoken highly of his new environs, as he should, but he’s also thrown the Chiefs under the bus at other times—or at least downplayed things to varying degrees.

One subject about which Hill has commented frequently is his change in quarterback. The trade to Miami also meant a significant downgrade in a quarterback—from one of the best in the game in Patrick Mahomes to an unproven player in former Bama star Tua Tagovailoa. To hear Hill tell it, he’s simply going from one of the league’s best to another one of the league’s best without missing a beat.

In his latest comments via First Take on ESPN, Hill spoke to the show’s hosts about playing with Tagovailoa and said, “I see a lot of similarities when I look at him and see Patrick.” From there, Hill went on to discuss what he loves most about Tagovailoa’s game.

“I mean, obviously, Tua, he is not your typical gunslinger but if you really pay attention to his game, everything is spot-on, everything is pinpoint, the ball is on time, his fundamentals are on point … He’s a f–kin’ heckuva competitor. He’s a helluva hard worker. So like I said, I’m excited to go to work with him, compete with him, and battle with him.”

Without a doubt, Hill has a right to encourage and applaud his quarterback, but there’s a reason why the Chiefs likely kept the bottle corked on Hill in terms of the media. Hill hasn’t stopped talking for the entirety of the offseason, and it’s not going to help Tagovailoa at all to continue to have his name drummed up in comparison to the game’s best or to even have to respond to what his wide receiver is saying about him.

Either way, Hill only has so much time left to talk before he’s going to have to start delivering on a mammoth contract as an added offensive element intended to put Miami over the top.