Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has been ordered by the court to make financial payments to his estranged wife, Keeta Vaccaro, following their marriage, which lasted approximately just 15 to 17 months.
What a Whirlwind Marriage
According to The Daily Mail, Hill is required to pay between $20,000 and $50,000 per month, along with a one-time payment of $500,000. Vaccaro initially requested $1.1 million in legal fees, but the court approved $457,517.
Additionally, the court allowed Hill to reclaim his $200,000 Bentley but ordered him to contribute $100,000 toward the purchase of a new vehicle for Vaccaro.
The former couple once shared a $5.5 million Miami condo and have a 7-month-old daughter, Capri. Vaccaro still lives there rent-free while Hill covers the mortgage, taxes, utilities, internet, and insurance.
The court order also requires Hill to continue paying health insurance for Vaccaro and Capri, though the exact cost hasn’t been disclosed.
Interestingly, the more than $1.1 million Hill has paid and been ordered to pay is just a fraction of Vaccaro’s original demands, which Judge Spencer Multack called excessive, The Daily Mail reported.
The hefty payments likely reflect Hill’s reported history of domestic abuse.
With the mother of his first child, Crystal Espinal, Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault by strangulation in 2014 while she was pregnant. Their relationship lasted until 2019, according to The New York Times’ The Athletic.
Hill was also investigated but not charged over allegations that his son’s arm was broken in 2019.
He was ultimately kicked off the Oklahoma State football team and transferred to the University of West Alabama, a Division II school.
He initially was not accepted, but his former community college coaches, who were working at West Alabama, convinced head coach Brett Gilliland to let him join despite concerns about his past police report. Hill played there for a single season in 2016 before being drafted in the fifth round, 165th overall, by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Hill is undeniably a talented wide receiver, having won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs in 2020 (2016–2021) and now making an impact with the Miami Dolphins (2022–present).
Over his career, he’s earned more than $147 million, including a four-year, $120 million deal with the Dolphins in 2022 and a restructured $90 million contract in 2024. His base salary with Miami will hit $10 million in 2025 and $29.9 million in 2026.
