First Call: New details on Tyreek Hill's awful 'MNF' injury; Browns also have a WR issue

Tuesday’s “First Call” has more information about Tyreek Hill’s gruesome injury on “Monday Night Football.” The Browns are dealing with wide receiver depth issues as well in advance of their game against the Steelers.

The baseball playoffs are getting underway. And there is a quote from an MLB owner that is sure to catch the attention of Pirates fans.

Hill’s injury

For those hoping that Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill may be on the Steelers’ radar as a potential trade option, he suffered an ugly injury on “Monday Night Football.”

Hill was tackled on the New York sideline during a 27-21 win over the Jets. It was immediately determined that Hill had dislocated his kneecap.

There was word from Adam Schefter on Tuesday morning that the injury goes beyond that initial diagnosis.

In addition to dislocating his knee, Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill also tore multiple ligaments in his knee, including his ACL, per sources. Hill remains hospitalized and will undergo surgery today. pic.twitter.com/ejtto01dnx

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 30, 2025

So far this season, Hill had 21 catches for 265 yards and one score before the injury.

Banged-up Browns

After their bye week, the Steelers will host Cleveland. According to coach Kevin Stefanski, the Browns will be without two wide receivers.

He says Cedric Tillman and DeAndre Carter will both miss “weeks” with injuries. Tillman is dealing with a hamstring. Carter has a bad knee.

Browns WRs Cedric Tillman (hamstring) and DeAndre Carter (knee) will miss "weeks," per Kevin Stefanski.

— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) September 29, 2025

Carter is more of a special teams player who has yet to make a catch this year, but Tillman has eleven receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Stefanski was also vague about Joe Flacco’s future at quarterback.

Flacco’s passer rating is 60.3. The Browns head to England to play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday before visiting Pittsburgh.

Getting underway

It’s not exactly the first Thursday of March Madness, but if you are a baseball fan, Day 1 of the Wild Card round of the Major League Baseball playoffs is quite a blast.

Games start at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday with the Tigers and Guardians. They go up until a 9 p.m. start between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds.

It’s Tarik Skubal for Detroit against Gavin Williams for Cleveland. Both teams enter the postseason at plus-2000 odds to win the World Series, according to BetRivers.

San Diego and Chicago open up their best-of-three series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are minus-120 odds to win that series. Game 1 is slated to begin at 3 p.m.

The network dream of Red Sox versus Yankees gets underway in the Bronx at 6 p.m. with Garrett Crochet pitching for Boston against New York’s Max Fried. ESPNBet places minus-135 money on New York to win that game.

And the Dodgers, as plus-450 co-favorites with Philadelphia to win the World Series on the BetRivers board, will toss Blake Snell against the Reds’ Hunter Greene.

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Say that again?

As Mets fans voiced frustrations over their team missing the playoffs despite a $340 million payroll, owner Steve Cohen released a statement saying, “I owe you an apology.”

Mets fans everywhere. I owe you an apology . You did your part by showing up and supporting the team. We didn't do our part. We will do a post-mortem and figure out the obvious and less obvious reasons why the team didn't perform up to your and my expectations
We are all feeling…

— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 29, 2025

Imagine that? An apology from an owner who spent more than third of a billion dollars on a baseball team for not doing enough and pledging to do more.

Yeah, yeah. In New York I’m sure they are saying, “Pfft! OK. Whatever that means.” I get it.

But compare that to Bob Nutting in April, stating, “I’ve done everything that I can to provide the tools and resources to the team.”  

At that time, the Opening Day payroll for the Pirates was just $89,975,500 (per Cot’s Contracts).

It feels a little different, doesn’t it?