Tyreek Hill’s lawyers mull legal action after Dolphins star handcuffed by cops: agent

MONDAY UPDATE: Statement from Tyreek Hill’s lawyer blames “overzealous officers” for traffic stop problems

Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s team is considering taking legal action after the NFL star was handcuffed Sunday morning on his way to the team’s season-opening game against Jacksonville.

Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus on Sunday night told the Miami Herald that the 30-year-old Georgia native’s legal team “will be pursuing this matter on Tyreek’s behalf.”

“What happened today to Tyreek at the stadium is completely unacceptable,” Rosenhaus said. “Tyreek did not deserve to be treated that way by the police involved.”

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.

The Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating how the traffic stop escalated between officers and the NFL’s leading wideout. One of the four officers involved was placed on administrative duty.

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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.”

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“...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....”

Monday’s statement from Hill’s lawyer, Julius B. Collins, did not mention race as a cause for the traffic stop kerfuffle.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available

This story was originally published September 8, 2024 at 8:39 PM.

Grethel Aguila

Miami Herald

Grethel covers courts and the criminal justice system for the Miami Herald. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), speaks Spanish and Arabic and loves animals, traveling, basketball and good storytelling. Grethel also attends law school part time.