Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was briefly detained by police after being pulled over for a ‘traffic incident’ on his way to their opening match of the NFL season.
The wide receiver was seen on videos posted to the social media site X, formerly Twitter, laying face down on the ground, close to the Hard Rock Stadium, as officers placed his hands behind his back and appeared to put handcuffs on him.
Hill was released soon after and is available to feature for the Dolphins later on Sunday, with his agent Drew Rosenhaus telling ESPN that he was detained for a “traffic violation” and described the handling of the incident as “unnecessary”.
In a statement released on X, Miami Dolphins said: “This morning, WR Tyreek Hill was pulled over for a traffic incident about one block from the stadium and briefly detained by police.
“He has since been released. Several team-mates saw the incident and stopped to offer support.
“Tyreek and all other players involved have safely arrived to the stadium and will be available for today’s game.”
Stephanie V. Daniels, Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, said in a statement: “We are aware of the recent detainment of Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill by Miami-Dade Police Department officers.
“I have requested an immediate review of all details surrounding the incident, and we are also reviewing available body camera footage. We will provide updates as further information becomes available.”
Hill’s agent criticises “absurd” incident
Rosenhaus revealed that Dolphins head of security Drew Brooks, along with teammates Calais Campbell and Jonnu Smith, were there to support Hill after his incident with police.
Speaking to the NFL Network’s “GameDay LIVE!” programme, Rosenhaus added: “It’s very upsetting, as Tyreek’s agent, to see the way that he was treated.
“I wasn’t there when he was stopped, but to see my client in handcuffs, some of the video that we’re seeing is unnecessary. There’s no reason that Tyreek should have been treated that way.
“Tyreek is okay. He’s very upset, but he’s okay. He’ll focus, he’ll do what he has to do today.
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“Tyreek said he was just pulling into the stadium and it’s a legal situation, so I’m not going to get into a lot of the details, but he felt like things got way out of hand. We’ll be talking to his legal representation and there will be an investigation.
“This shouldn’t happen to a player entering his home stadium. It’s just absurd. I’m sorry for Tyreek and while not pointing fingers, something obviously happened that shouldn’t have relative to the police officers on the scene.”
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