Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill surprises teammates with visit during team meeting

""He just came into the team meeting room and he was just there, you know what I'm saying?" safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said. "I think just even that is saying a whole lot. I think he's, what, two days out of surgery, a major surgery, not like a little scope or something. It's a serious surgery, so having him in the building and seeing that he wants to be present and be around the team means a whole lot to us.""

""Tyreek was in the building today," coach Mike McDaniel said. McDaniel said Hill's visit Friday was "awesome." "It was a real moment where I knew the time he'd probably be in the building and thankfully I'm good on my toes and it was right during the team meeting," McDaniel said. "He made an entrance that I hadn't given the team a heads-up to." McDaniel said there was definitely an "uptick" when Hill was there. He said Hill was "eager to let his teammates know he missed them.""

Tyreek Hill underwent surgery Tuesday to repair damage from a season-ending injury that included a dislocated left knee and ACL damage. He visited the Dolphins facility during a team meeting on Friday, roughly two days after the operation. Players and coaches described the visit as meaningful and uplifting, noting Hill's willingness to be present so soon after major surgery. Hill's personality, competitive intensity, and role as a spark on the sideline and in practice were highlighted, along with his five first-team All-Pro and eight Pro Bowl selections. Coach Mike McDaniel said the visit produced an "uptick" and that Hill was eager to let teammates know he missed them.

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