Tyreek Hill fears the worst could have happened to him if he hadn’t been a famous football player after he was detained outside the Miami stadium on Sunday, with police aggressively handcuffing him for a traffic violation.
“If I wasn’t Tyreek Hill, Lord knows, I probably would have been, like, worst-case scenario, I would have been shot or would have been locked up” and “put behind bars, you know, for a simple speeding ticket,” Hill told NBC News.
The Miami-Dade Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation, and at least one officer has been taken off the streets in the wake of the confrontation, which was captured on video that has been widely shared on social media.
The Bodycam Footage
Teammate Calais Campbell Was Also Handcuffed and Detained
Tyreek Speaks About the Incident
A Statement From Steadman Stahl, the President of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association
“Before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident occurred where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released. First, to be clear, at no time was he ever under arrest. He was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great danger.
“Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground.
“Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, Mr. Hill was issued two traffic citations and was free to leave.”
Hill was cited for reckless driving and driving without a license, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
