Tyreek Hill is detained by police before Dolphins game. Officer is subsequently placed on leave

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and positioned face down on a avenue exterior the crew’s stadium after he was stopped for dashing and reckless driving Sunday morning earlier than the Dolphins’ first recreation of the season, an incident that left the star vast receiver baffled and resulted in a police officer being positioned on administrative go away.

The officer, who was not recognized, was one in every of no less than three concerned in detaining Hill. Some followers noticed Hill being handcuffed and captured video on their strategy to the sport, and it rapidly went viral on social media.

Miami-Dade Police director Stephanie V. Daniels stated she had launched an inside affairs investigation.

Advised after the sport that the officer was positioned on go away pending the end result of the investigation, Hill stated: “That ought to let you know the whole lot it’s good to know.”

Added defensive deal with Calais Campbell, who was additionally briefly handcuffed after coming to his teammate’s assist: “That is smart based mostly on the scenario.”

Hill, who stated he respects cops and needs to be one when he retires from soccer, stated he “had no concept” why police positioned him in handcuffs.

“I wasn’t disrespectful as a result of my mother didn’t elevate me that manner,” Hill stated. “Didn’t cuss. Didn’t do none of that. Like I stated, I’m nonetheless making an attempt to determine it out, man.”

Hill starred on the sphere for the Dolphins, catching seven passes for 130 yards — together with an 80-yard touchdown that helped Miami rally for a 20-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill celebrated the rating by mimicking being handcuffed.

Hill, who’s Black, stated he did not wish to use his movie star to get out of the scenario however puzzled what would’ve occurred if he weren’t an NFL star.

“I don’t wish to carry race into it, however typically it will get sort of iffy if you do,” he stated. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Lord is aware of what that man or guys would have completed. I used to be simply ensuring that I used to be doing what my uncle all the time advised me to do everytime you’re in a scenario like that: ‘Simply pay attention, put your fingers on the steering wheel and simply pay attention.’”

Daniels stated in a press release earlier Sunday that she requested an “fast evaluation” of the small print surrounding the incident, including that the division would evaluation obtainable physique digital camera footage.

In a later assertion, Daniels stated: “I am dedicated to transparency and accountability to the group with any scenario involving my officers.”

Hill stated the whole lot occurred so quick it caught him off guard.

“I’m simply glad that my teammates have been there to assist me in that scenario as a result of I felt alone,” Hill added.

Campbell stated he was driving into Onerous Rock Stadium when he noticed Hill handcuffed, and he stopped to assist. The 17-year NFL veteran ended up in handcuffs as properly, saying officers advised him it was as a result of he disobeyed their direct orders.

“I’d seen, I really feel like extreme power, so I get out of the automotive to sort of simply attempt to de-escalate the scenario,” Campbell stated, additionally calling the incident “a bit excessive.”

Hill, who led the NFL in receiving yards in 2023, stated he spoke to his spouse and household after he was detained and earlier than the sport kicked off.

His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, referred to as it a “heartbreaking scenario” on ESPN.

“How issues escalated into the scenario that they have been in, in handcuffs and being held on the bottom with police, is mindboggling to me,” Rosenhaus stated. “I am deeply involved by that. Very troubled. We will likely be wanting into it. We will likely be investigating this. We’ll look out for Tyreek, however I am not going to make any allegations right now. Crucial factor is Tyreek is OK bodily, mentally he was very distraught about what occurred.”

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy stated the league has been involved with the Dolphins, however declined to remark additional.

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Alanis Thames, The Related Press