Bodycam Video of Tyreek Hill Being Detained Before Dolphins Game Released by Police

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Bodycam footage from Miami-Dade Police detaining Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill when he was on his way to the stadium for Sunday’s game was released Monday.

The Sun Sentinel shared some of the footage:

The video shows Hill asking the officer to “give me my ticket so I can go” because he was going to be late to the game. The officer then becomes upset when Hill rolls his window up and then tells the receiver to “get out of the car right now. We’re not playing this game”

That is when police physically force him out of the car and push him to the ground with multiple officers holding him down. Hill can be heard telling someone on the phone he is getting arrested.

“When we tell you to do something, you do it,” an officer then says.

TMZ Sports shared a longer cut of the footage in which Hill tells the officers he just underwent surgery on his knee as one of them is forcing him down to the sidewalk.

TMZ Sports @TMZ_Sports#BREAKING NEWS: Police have just released footage from Sunday’s traffic stop involving #TyreekHill … and in the body-worn camera video, you can see cops yanked the #Dolphins star out of his sportscar and threw him onto the ground following a dispute over his window. pic.twitter.com/ag5Zhtveo0

Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell also makes an appearance, and police yell at him to get back before threatening to handcuff him.

As ESPN’s Jeff Darlington shared, Campbell was eventually handcuffed and told he was being arrested:

Jeff Darlington @JeffDarlingtonI have obtained the body cam footage from Miami-Dade Police. This is the moment Calais Campbell gets handcuffed and told he is being arrested. I am combing through the footage now. pic.twitter.com/YHy32XEO9S

The Dolphins released a statement after the footage was released:

Miami Dolphins @MiamiDolphinspic.twitter.com/Wz6mQt3Owc

“We are saddened by the overly aggressive and violent conduct directed towards Tyreek Hill, Calais Campbell and Jonnu Smith by police officers before yesterday’s game,” it said, in part. “It is both maddening and heartbreaking to watch the very people we trust to protect our community use such unnecessary force and hostility towards these players, yet it is also a reminder that not every situation like this ends in peace, as we are grateful this one did.

“‘What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?’ is a question that will carry with resounding impact.”

The release of the footage comes after Steadman Stahl, the president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, released the following statement, per ESPN:

“Before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident occurred where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released. First, to be clear, at no time was he ever under arrest. He was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great danger.

“Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground.

“Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, Mr. Hill was issued two traffic citations and was free to leave.”

Darlington reported in that ESPN story that Hill was cited for careless driving and a seat belt violation. Campbell was not cited for anything despite being detained.

Hill’s attorney, Julius Collins, said he is “exploring all legal remedies” after “excessive” force was used, while Miami Dade Police Department director Stephanie V. Daniels said one of the officers was “placed on administrative duties while the investigation is conducted.”

Hill was asked about the interaction after the game.

“Right now, I’m still trying to put it all together … I still don’t know what happened,” he said. “But I do want to use this platform to say, ‘What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?’ Worst-case scenario, you know? … Everybody has bad apples in every situation, but I want to be able to use this platform to figure out a way to flip this and make it a positive on my end and Miami-Dade and do something positive for the community.

“It’s hard. I don’t want to bring race into it, but sometimes it gets kind of iffy when you do. What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Lord knows what those guys would have done. I just wanted to make sure I was doing what my uncle always told me to do whenever you’re in a situation like that—put your hands on the steering wheel and just listen.”

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel also discussed it during his postgame press conference.

“It’s been hard for me not to find myself more upset the more I think about it,” McDaniel said. “And that’s because of my teammates and trying to put myself in that situation that they’ve described, emotionally … I think the thing that f–ks me up, honestly, to be quite frank is knowing that I don’t know exactly what that feels like.”

Hill ended up playing in the game, which was a 20-17 victory over the Jaguars.

He finished with seven catches for 130 yards and one touchdown and notably placed his hands behind his back while he was celebrating the score.