The Facts: Hill avoided league sanction earlier this week. Now, contract talks are expected to resume soon regarding Hill. If there’s an impasse, a trade becomes one of the options, either in before the 2019 deadline (less likely) or in early 2020 (more likely, if the Chiefs decide to take that path).
Diehards Line:
As PFT’s Mike Florio suggests, the wildcard in all of this is rookie receiver Mecole Hardman. If Hills seeks (and he arguably deserves) $20 million per year, the Chiefs have Hardman under contract for four years at a total payout of less than $5 million. And HC Andy Reid already has made it clear that he believes Hardman could have the same impact as Hill has had.