INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have apologized to Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and Microsoft for a video launched on social media throughout Wednesday night time’s NFL schedule launch.
The video was a spoof of the favored online game Minecraft, which is owned by Microsoft, and poked some enjoyable at Hill with a dolphin sporting a Hill jersey being stopped by a U.S. Coast Guard boat with a blaring siren. The publish was shortly deleted.
Indy opens its season Sept. 7 in opposition to the Dolphins.
Many teams compile videos to accompany the league’s annual schedule launch and most use them to attempt to appeal to new and youthful followers. However the Colts’ video drew consideration for different causes.
“We eliminated our schedule launch video as a result of it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip involving Dolphins extensive receiver Tyreek Hill,” the Colts stated Thursday. “We sincerely apologize to Microsoft and Tyreek.”
Indy has changed its video with a series of animated logos supposed to assist illustrate this season’s video games.
Hill was concerned in a confrontation with Miami-Dade deputies final September. He was dragged from his automobile, compelled to the bottom and handcuffed after arriving on the Dolphins’ stadium simply hours earlier than a house sport. Visitors citations issued in opposition to Hill had been later dropped.
“Tyreek accepts the Colts apology,” Hills’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, stated in an electronic mail to The Related Press. “He thought the video was humorous and laughed when he watched it.”
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