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Rams named best landing spot for veteran WR
The Los Angeles Rams have emerged as the top landing spot for free-agent wide receiver Tyreek Hill, according to Bleacher Report's Moe Moton, who argues the team's Super Bowl-caliber roster gives the eight-time Pro Bowler the runway he needs to recover from a devastating knee injury.The team that signs Tyreek Hill must be patient. So, he's a logical fit for a playoff contender who can allow him to fully recover from surgeries on his knee. In all likelihood, Hill won't be ready to play until late in the season, which wouldn't be a problem for the Los Angeles Rams.Los Angeles can sign Hill on a modest contract and keep him on the shelf until late in the campaign when it's time to make a title run. With his ability to line up in the slot, he would fill a need at the No. 3 wide receiver spot as a complement to Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.If the Rams are interested, it should be appealing to Hill. He could compete in another Super Bowl before his career comes to an end.Hill's free agency stems from one of the more gruesome injuries of the 2025 season. He tore his ACL and dislocated his left knee in Week 4 against the Jets, ending his year after just four games (21 catches, 265 yards, one touchdown). He underwent surgery on Sept. 29 and, as of late July, said he still had "no power" in his left leg. Miami released him in February, creating roughly $28.2 million in dead cap space for the Dolphins.Even diminished, Hill's resume speaks for itself: an eight-time Pro Bowler and five-time first-team All-Pro who racked up 340 catches for 4,733 yards and 27 touchdowns over four seasons in Miami, including a league-leading 1,799-yard, 13-touchdown campaign in 2023. The 32-year-old also won a Super Bowl with Kansas City during the 2019 season.In Los Angeles, Hill wouldn't need to carry the offense. Sean McVay's system has increasingly leaned on a big-play WR3 to stretch the field behind Nacua and Adams a role Tutu Atwell filled the last two seasons as a vertical, slot-heavy deep threat. McVay and general manager Les Snead had done similar deals in the past. If Hill signed midseason, he would also mirror what Odell Beckham Jr. did in 2021 when he joined the Rams in November the year L.A. won the Super Bowl. If Hill can recapture even a fraction of his top-end speed by the postseason, he'd give the Rams a home-run threat that Atwell never quite offered, without needing to be a Week 1 workhorse.This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams named best landing spot for veteran WR
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