Tyreek Hill Says 10 Months After 2 Surgeries He Has No Power in Left Leg

Q: Is Tyreek Hill’s high-risk comeback a gamble any NFL team is willing to take for the 2026 season?

Yes, but only as a low-cost, wait-and-see bet rather than a major 2026 commitment. Hill’s upside is obvious: he is an eight-time Pro Bowler, five-time All-Pro, and one of the league’s rare game-breaking receivers when healthy. That is why teams such as the Chiefs, Commanders, Falcons, Chargers and Rams keep surfacing in speculation. A contender needing speed could justify a short-term flier if his medicals improve. The risk is unusually high. Hill is 32, coming off a catastrophic knee injury that included a dislocation and torn ligaments, including the ACL, and he has said publicly that he still has “no power” in his left leg 10 months after surgery. Reports around the league describe the market as tepid, with no clear sign that a team is ready to sign him now. Some insiders have suggested a 2026 return may be optimistic, with a midseason timeline more realistic than Week 1. That matters because Hill’s value depends heavily on elite acceleration and top-end speed. Teams will want proof that those traits are back, not just rehab-video progress. His unsigned status in late July reflects that caution. Clubs are more likely to monitor him through camp and into the season, then move if he clears a physical and a roster need opens because of injury. So the gamble is real, and some team may take it. But the most plausible path is an incentive-heavy deal, likely later in 2026, with limited guarantees and tempered expectations rather than a headline signing before the season.

3 articles · Updated · NFL.com · Jul 23

Tyreek Hill said in a rehab video that 10 months after two leg surgeries, he still has "no power" in his injured left leg and will not give a timetable for returning.
The free-agent receiver showed pool work, running and jumping drills, saying he feels good but that his lower body remains a work in progress as he tries to rebuild strength.
Hill said doctors once warned he might not walk again after he dislocated his knee and tore multiple ligaments, including his ACL, in a Sept. 29 injury that led to surgery the next day.
The update comes with training camps nearing and months after Miami released the 32-year-old in February, leaving his 2026 playing future and any signing timeline unclear.