A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and head and then forced him face-first onto the ground after Hill put up the window of his car during a traffic stop before Sunday’s game, body camera video released on Monday showed.
The video showed that the altercation between the Miami-Dade County officers and Hill escalated quickly. The officers cursed at Hill, but he did not resist their physical force or strike at them.
The police have released the six officers’ body camera videos and initiated an investigation.
Screen grab from video courtesy of Miami-Dade Police Department via Reuters
Miami-Dade County Police Director Stephanie Davis said the tape would normally not be released while an investigation is ongoing, but she wanted to demonstrate the department’s “commitment to transparency and maintaining public trust.”
In a CNN interview later on Monday night, the 30-year-old NFL star said he was “embarrassed” and “shell-shocked” by the situation.
The 35-second video begins with a police officer asking Hill through his open car window why he did not have his seat belt on. After a brief exchange, the officer tells him to get out of the car.
Another officer quickly comes over, opens the car door and grabs Hill by the back of the head, forcing him face down on the pavement as he puts him in handcuffs with a knee pressed against his back. Officers then lead him to the sidewalk, where they ask him to sit.
Hill asks them to slow down because he “just had surgery on my knee” as an officer grabs him from behind from around the neck and forces him into a seated position on the curb.
“It was crazy because it all happened so fast. I couldn’t really gather everything. Me being a father, me being a husband in that situation I was saying hey, I’ve got to be smart,” Hill told CNN.
The Miami Dolphins responded to the video with a statement posted on X that described the police action as “maddening and heartbreaking,” calling for “swift and strong action against the officers who engaged in such despicable behavior.”
“It is a reminder that not every situation like this ends in peace... ‘What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?’ is a question that will carry with resounding impact,” the team said.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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