Hours after Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed Sunday morning on his way to the team’s season-opening game against Jacksonville, the Miami-Dade Police Department announced the agency is investigating at least four officers involved in the stop — during which Hill was pinned to the ground.

Video and photos posted to social media revealed a Miami-Dade officer with a knee on Hill’s back as he was detained adjacent to his luxury sports car, then sitting on the ground in handcuffs. The incident occurred just outside Hard Rock Stadium, though the precise distance is unclear.

After the game, Hill told reporters he had “no idea” why he was placed in handcuffs and said he “wasn’t disrespectful because my mom didn’t raise me that way.”

“…I don’t want to bring race into it. But sometimes it’s kind of iffy when you do,” Hill said. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Lord knows what those guys would have did…”

As of Sunday evening, police have yet to release body camera footage, the names of the officers involved or any additional details about what occurred leading up Hill being detained.

MDPD Director Stephanie Daniels — citing her commitment to transparency and accountability — said the department is examining how the stop escalated between officers and the NFL’s leading wideout. Daniels also said one of the four officers involved was placed on administrative duty.

“I have requested an immediate review of all details surrounding the incident,” Daniels, who didn’t elaborate on the status of the other three officers, said in a statement. “We are also reviewing available body camera footage. We will provide updates as further information becomes available.”

  • LovstuhagenOPM
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    2 months ago

    Here is a thread on X showing the footage. He was argumentative with the police officer right away, and the police officer was not shy about putting him in handcuffs.

    I only watched a few minutes, up until they have him in cuffs, because I assume it is pretty anticlimactic after that point.