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Watch Tyreek Hill’s TD celebration inspired by Sunday’s run-in with police

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) holds his hands behind his back as if he is handcuffed as Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) unlocks them after Hill scores in the second half during an NFL football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) holds his hands behind his back as if he is handcuffed as Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) unlocks them after Hill scores in the second half during an NFL football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday, September 8, 2024. adiaz@miamiherald.com

Everyone wondered how Tyreek Hill would respond after a run-in with police Sunday morning.

Well, the wait is over.

After Hill took a deep cross 80-yards to the house, the All-Pro receiver celebrated in a way only he could: having Jaylen Waddle put him in imaginary handcuffs.

Video footage of a Miami-Dade police officer with his knee on Hill’s back outside of Hard Rock Stadium began circulating Sunday morning. The Dolphins later released a statement that Hill “was pulled over for a traffic incident about one block from the stadium and briefly detained by police.” ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported that Hill got into a “verbal altercation” with police that resulted in the star receiver’s detainment.

In an interview with ESPN, Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus said that the incident was “completely unnecessary.”

“I’m very distraught about it,” Rosenhaus said. “We’re going to have to look into it.”

Miami Police Director Stephanie V. Daniels released a statement Sunday that said she “requested an immediate review of all details surrounding the incident, and we are also reviewing available body camera footage.”

This story was originally published September 8, 2024 at 4:02 PM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II
Miami Herald
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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