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Tyreek Hill Never Considered Picking Jets Over Dolphins

New York was in the mix to acquire Hill on Wednesday, but the receiver had no intentions of wearing green and white, picking the Dolphins instead.

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Turns out the Jets never had a chance. 

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill was dealt from the Chiefs to the Dolphins on Wednesday, a blockbuster trade involving five draft picks, one being a first-rounder. 

New York was also in on Hill, agreeing to send three of their own picks to Kansas City in exchange for the playmaker's services. 

In fact, the Chiefs reportedly had a deal in place with the Jets to send Hill to Florham Park before the Dolphins got involved. Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported Thursday that the Jets were already working on a contractual agreement with Hill when Miami swooped in.

Don't believe the insider? Take it from Hill himself, who spoke about the process of ending up in Miami during his introductory press conference with the Dolphins on Thursday.

"The Jets?” Hill asked. “I knew I was going to pick Miami no matter what because I’m basically from here, I’m here all the time. This is home for me, for us.”

Not only are the Jets perennial losers in a cold climate, but there's no state income tax in Florida. Considering Hill signed a record-breaking extension with the Dolphins as part of the trade—becoming the highest-paid receiver in NFL history—it's hard to blame him for picking Miami over New Jersey.

Nonetheless, this makes Wednesday's trade an even tougher pill for Jets fans to swallow. The draft compensation that the Jets and Dolphins offered were the same and both teams were willing to pay Hill once they got him. 

Hill simply preferred Miami, never even considering the Jets. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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