A second Miami Dolphin was detained by police shortly after star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was pulled over and also handcuffed, officials said Monday, in a “troubling” interaction that has led to at least one officer being taken off the streets.
Fans outside of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens shot footage of police surrounding Hill as he was placed face-down on the ground and handcuffed ahead of the Dolphins’ season-opening victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Hill’s teammate, defensive lineman Calais Campbell, later told reporters he was driving by and stopped to try to de-escalate the situation before he was also detained.
A police department representative on Monday confirmed that Campbell was also detained.
But the spokesperson declined to offer any additional details, including names of the officers who pulled over Hill and handcuffed the players.
Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie Daniels said on Sunday she’s ordered an internal affairs probe and that one “of the officers involved in the incident has been placed on administrative duties while the investigation is conducted.”
“I commend Chief (James) Reyes and Director Daniels for the immediate steps taken in the hours that followed today’s incident with a Miami Dolphins player in calling for a swift internal review,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a statement.
“In recent years our nation has confronted important conversations on the use of force, and the internal review process will answer questions about why the troubling actions shown in public video footage were taken by the officer.”
Hill was cited for reckless driving and driving without a license, the player’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said. Those violations shouldn’t have led to officers detaining Hill, the agent said.
“I don’t want to speak for him but it certainly felt like he wasn’t treated fairly,” Rosenhaus told NBC South Florida. “Things escalated out of control.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
