The excitement of the start of a new season will be tempered a bit in Miami after Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained by police outside of Hark Rock Stadium Sunday morning.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington and Adam Schefter, Hill was cited for reckless driving after being pulled over for speeding. He got into a verbal altercation with the authorities, which led to him being put in cuffs.
Even after all that, Hill will play in Miami’s 1 p.m. opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN.
Tyreek Hill wad cited for reckless driving after being pulled over for speeding, per @JeffDarlington. Hill and a police officer had a verbal altercation that led to the receiver being put in handcuffs. Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus said his client will play today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 8, 2024
I’m told by sources Tyreek Hill was cited for reckless driving as a result of his incident outside the stadium with police. After he was pulled over, he got into a verbal altercation with police. The officer chose to place Hill in handcuffs. He was cited and released after the…
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) September 8, 2024
Though it was just a simple moving violation, the situation obviously could have been much worse after escalating to Hill being put in cuffs.
Videos and photos of altercation surfaced on social media around 10:30 a.m. ET.
BREAKING Tyreek Hill and Calais Campbell are handcuffed outside of the stadium pic.twitter.com/CS7jIibdLM
— Anthony Jags (@SadJagsFan69) September 8, 2024
But it seems like Hill is OK, and he’ll be available for the Dolphins.
