Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill warms up before the start the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium after being detained by police earlier outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida
Al Diaz
adiaz@miamiherald.com
All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill was warming up before Sunday’s game and expected to play in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Video footage showed Hill face down in handcuffs surrounded by officers. One officer in particular had his knee on Hill’s back. He was allegedly speeding, according to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington.
Several of Hill’s teammates had to step in to diffuse the situation.
Miami Dolphins wide receivers coach Wes Welker talks to Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill duringwarm ups before the start of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, left, and Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, right, on the field before the start of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguar s at Hard Rock Stadium. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com
Tyreek Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, right, looks on before the start of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill warms up before the start of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguar at Hard Rock Stadium. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill looks on before the start ofthe season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com
C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.
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