Vast Receiver Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins addresses the media throughout the post-game press convention after taking part in the Jacksonville Jaguars at Onerous Rock Stadium on September 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Photographs)
(MIAMI) — The NFL’s Miami Dolphins franchise spoke out Monday night time in regards to the visitors cease by law enforcement officials the place extensive receiver Tyreek Hill was faraway from his automobile, positioned on the bottom and handcuffed earlier than Sunday’s season opener towards the Jacksonville Jaguars.
In its assertion, the group mentioned it was “saddened by the overly aggressive and violent conduct directed towards” Hill on Sunday, urging “swift and powerful motion towards the officers” concerned within the incident.
Hill was detained and handcuffed on the bottom after being pulled over as he was driving as much as Onerous Rock Stadium on Sunday round 10:20 a.m. ET.
“It’s each maddening and heartbreaking to look at the very folks we belief to guard our neighborhood use such pointless drive and hostility in direction of these gamers,” the Dolphins’ group mentioned.
The assertion from the staff follows the discharge of officer physique digicam footage of the incident by Miami-Dade Police on Monday night time.
Within the footage, which ABC Information has reviewed, a bike officer pulls over Hill and approaches the driving force’s aspect window. Hill rolls down the window and tells the officer to cease knocking on the window.
Hill then asks for his ticket and tells the officer he’s going to be late earlier than rolling the automobile window again up.
The officer then asks the extensive receiver to roll the window down, and Hill cracks it open slightly. The officer then tells Hill, “Get out of the automobile proper now. We’re not taking part in this sport.”
When Hill opens the door, the newly launched footage reveals the officer grabbing Hill’s hand and placing it behind Hill’s head. The officer then seems to pull Hill out of the automobile.
The movies then reveals the officer placing Hill’s face down on the bottom with two different officers aiding. One officer has his knee on Hill’s again till Hill is handcuffed, the movies present.
Roughly six minutes into the incident, physique digicam footage reveals an aiding officer Hill’s ID. He could be heard saying, “ who that’s, proper?”
The primary officer mentioned he didn’t know after which was advised Hill was one of many Dolphins’ star gamers.
In a press release from Hill’s legal professional, Julius B. Collins, describing the incident, Collins mentioned Hill “had his window rolled down and that officer then demanded Mr. Hill out of the automobile even after Mr. Hill complied with that officer’s request to maintain his window down.”
Collins mentioned in his assertion, “Hill rolled down his window every time he was requested to take action by the requesting officers.” He went on to name the officers’ actions “extreme” and mentioned they had been exploring all authorized cures.
“We imagine that this matter was escalated resulting from overzealous officers making an attempt to impose their authority on Mr. Hill as a result of they weren’t happy with how briskly he complied with their request and that Mr. Hill didn’t roll down his window far sufficient to their liking,” he added.
When requested in regards to the incident after the sport, Hill advised reporters, “I wasn’t disrespectful… as a result of my mother didn’t increase me that approach, didn’t curse, none of that.”
South Florida Police Benevolent Affiliation president Steadman Stahl launched a press release Monday saying Hill’s refusal to cooperate with officers led to his detainment.
“He was briefly detained for officer security, after driving in a way by which he was placing himself and others in nice threat of hazard,” Stahl mentioned. “Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not instantly cooperative with the officers on scene who, pursuant to coverage and for his or her quick security, positioned Mr. Hill in handcuffs.”
Miami-Dade Police Division director Stephanie V. Daniels mentioned in a press release together with the physique digicam footage Monday that the “division is dedicated to conducting a radical, goal investigation into this matter.”
“We’ll proceed to replace the general public on the end result of that course of,” Daniels mentioned.
Daniels additionally mentioned one of many officers concerned was positioned on “administrative obligation.”
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