The Baltimore Ravens need a big boost at wide receiver, and they could satisfy that in a big way by going after Tyreek Hill.
The Miami Dolphins are in the midst of a full rebuild, and they have since released Bradley Chubb and Tyreek Hill. With Hill heading to the open market, the Baltimore Ravens need to make a move to try to land the eight-time Pro Bowler.
Hill is 32 years old, and there were plenty of rumors that he may choose to walk from the NFL. However, that appears not to be the case, as he told his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, that he intends to keep playing.
With the high-level receiver Hill is, there should be plenty of teams aiming to bring him in. One of those teams should be the Ravens.
Baltimore has Zay Flowers, who is their best receiver, but that is nowhere near enough for Lamar Jackson. Flowers ended the season with 1,211 receiving yards, but the next closest was tight end Mark Andrews with 422 yards.
A true WR1 to play alongside Flowers is needed, and Hill could become not only a mentor for Flowers but the kind of field-stretching dynamic receiver that would put the Ravens offense over the top.
The issue is that Hill is coming off a season-ending injury, which was a dislocated ankle and ACL tear. At his age, there will always be a concern that players cannot come back from severe injuries such as this, especially if they are older in terms of their playing careers.
Hill is also not like other receivers. As he has said multiple times over, "Cheetahs don't get hurt," channeling the nickname given to the speedster.
There is a strong chance that Hill will come back from his injury in a big way, leading him instantly back to being a 1,000+ yard receiver.
Hill was also able to achieve over 1,700 receiving yards with Tua Tagovailoa, who does not have the type of arm that Jackson does. Granted, a lot of those yards were after the catch, but the wide receiver's speed matched with Jackson's arm could mean huge gains.
Even in the presumed twilight years of his career, Hill is one-of-one, and the Ravens need to find a way to facilitate a deal, assuming his injury will not keep him down.
General manager Eric DeCosta said he would go against the grain in free agency and go for some "big ticket" items. Landing a receiver like Hill would definitely satisfy that promise and provide the offense with another receiver that could help Flowers and the run game behind Derrick Henry.
Longtime NFL analyst Stephen A. Smith also linked Hill to the Ravens, though he also does believe he may return to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Hill might want to join a contender and an offense that has a quarterback who can sling the ball, and what better situation than being able to line up for deep bombs from Jackson?