Star NFL wide receiver Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside the team’s stadium after he was stopped for speeding and reckless driving Sunday morning before the Dolphins’ first game of the season.
According to Fox News, Miami-Dade Police Director Stephanie V. Daniels said one officer involved in the situation was placed on “administrative duties” pending the outcome of the internal investigation.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told The Associated Press the league was in contact with the Dolphins over the incident.
Despite the pre-game incident, Hill played against the Jacksonville Jaguars and had an 80-yard touchdown catch. He poked fun at his detention during his touchdown celebration by mimicking being placed in handcuffs.
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After the game, Hill told the press he had “no idea” why police officers placed him in handcuffs.
“I wasn’t disrespectful because my mom didn’t raise me that way,” Hill said. “Didn’t cuss. Didn’t do none of that. Like I said, I’m still trying to figure it out, man.”
Hill added that he wondered what would have happened if he was not an NFL player.
“I don’t want to bring race into it, but sometimes it gets kind of iffy when you do,” he added. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Lord knows what that guy or guys would have done. I was just making sure that I was doing what my uncle always told me to do whenever you’re in a situation like that, ‘Just listen, put your hands on the steering wheel and just listen.’”
Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus told Fox News on Sunday the situation involving Hill was “completely unacceptable.”
“What happened today to Tyreek at the stadium is completely unacceptable,” he said. “Tyreek did not deserve to be treated that way by the police involved. Tyreek’s legal team will be pursuing this matter on Tyreek’s behalf and I’m sure they will consider taking legal action.”