Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and detained by police while entering the team’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday morning in astonishing scenes.
Hill, who is still set to line up for the Dolphins in their season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, was seen being pinned to the ground and cuffed by police in remarkable videos circulating on social media.
As he made his way to the stadium, the 30-year-old was ordered to pull over around one block away from Hard Rock after being cited for ‘reckless driving’, according to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington.
Following an alleged altercation with an officer, he was then seen being detained on the ground and led away in cuffs , before cops released him shortly after.
In one shocking clip, an officer even appears to strike Hill unprovoked after placing him in cuffs over on the sidewalk.
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and detained by police while entering the team’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday morning
Hill, who is set to line up for the Dolphins in their season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars , was seen being cuffed by police in videos circulating on social media
The 30-year-old was seen being pinned to the ground in one video of the incident
The Dolphins released a statement which reads: ‘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 teammates 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.’
Despite his client being released, Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has described the incident as a ‘heartbreaking situation’ which was ‘completely unnecessary’ and suggested they will take action.
Rosenhaus also branded his client’s brief detainment as ‘mindboggling’.
‘I’m very distraught about it,’ he told Darlington on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. ‘We’re going to have to look into it.’
The agent added that he was ‘just thankful Tyreek is OK’ and thanked the team for helping to deescalate the situation.
