Hill missed four weeks of training camp in a contract dispute, before he signed with the Dolphins, reportedly for $2 million. After the first game of the 1991 season, with Dolphins coach Don Shula believing that Hill was not ready to play, the Dolphins traded Hill to the Phoenix Cardinals for a first round pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Hill's absence from training camp due to a contract dispute led to his trade to the Cardinals for a first-round draft pick in the 1992 NFL Draft, as coach Shula deemed him not ready for the season opener.