NFL star Tyreek Hill comments on arrest

NFL star Tyreek Hill spoke about his arrest during a traffic stop at a Miami Dolphins press conference. He admitted mistakes, but also renewed his criticism of the police’s actions.

After the uproar surrounding his brief arrest during a traffic stop in Miami, NFL star Tyreek Hill has now made it clear that he could have behaved more cleverly towards the police officers in the situation. “At the end of the day, I’m human. I have to follow rules. I have to do what anyone else would do.”said the Miami Dolphins wide receiver.

The 30-year-old was checked by police officers near the stadium on Sunday before the season opener. Hill explained that in retrospect he wished he had “a little different” For example, he left the window of his sports car open when the officers asked him to do so. Instead, he rolled the window back up. Then the incident escalated.

Was the police’s actions justified? Hill says: “Absolutely not”

In a video from a bodycam of a police officer who was present at the operation, you can see how another police officer then opened the driver’s door and pulled Hill out of the car. Hill was pressed to the ground. An officer pressed his knee into Hill’s back and the NFL professional was handcuffed.

“Does that give them the right to beat the crap out of me? Absolutely not,” Hill said. “But at the end of the day, I wish I could go back and do things a little differently.”

The Dolphins player is also demanding that one of the officers involved in the incident be fired from the police force. “Go away. Go away. Go away. Go away. He has to go, man,” said Hill. “In that moment, he not only mistreated me, but also treated my teammates with disrespect.”

Internal investigation of Police Directorate

The teammates Hill spoke to were presumably Calais Campbell and Jonnu Smith. They had observed the situation and intervened to help their teammate. Campbell later admitted toESPN“ He also said he had been briefly arrested because he had not complied with the police officer’s orders.

Miami-Dade Police Director Stephanie Daniels has launched an internal investigation. One officer has also been suspended and assigned to administrative duties.

Hill had played for the Miami Dolphins on the day of his temporary arrest. At the post-game press conference, Hill made a connection to structural racism in US society and asked: “What would have happened if I hadn’t been Tyreek Hill?”