Just hours after being arrested by police, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill seemed in good spirits.
During the Dolphins’ season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Sept. 8, the NFL star, 30, caught an 80-yard touchdown pass, which he then capped with an unusual celebration in the end zone: pretending to be handcuffed.
Along with teammate Jaylen Waddle, who pretended to be a cop handcuffing him, Hill walked along the wall of fans in the end zone with his hands behind his back, mimicking the situation he experienced earlier that morning.
Tyreek Hill plays in the Dolphins’ first game of the 2024-2025 NFL season. September 8, 2024.
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The uncharacteristic end zone celebration occurred in the third quarter of the home game, which the Miami team won 20-17 at the Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium – a block from where Hill was taken into custody earlier in the day.
Fans worried the star wide receiver would not be able to play in the game after various videos surfaced on social media of his roadside detention — showing Hill lying face down on the ground, handcuffed and surrounded by four Miami police officers. Dade.
But soon after, the team said Hill, although “held briefly by police” after he was “stopped for a traffic incident about a block from the stadium,” was released and would join his teammates on the field later in the day. .
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Tyreek Hill pretends to be handcuffed by Jaylen Waddle during a touchdown celebration in the Dolphins’ season opener on Sept. 8.
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Speaking to ESPN after the incident on Sunday morning, Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said: “It’s amazing to me how things escalated to the situation they were in, handcuffed and held on the ground with the police. I am deeply concerned about this. Very problematic.”
“We’ll look into it,” Rosenhaus continued. “We will investigate this. We’ll keep an eye on Tyreek, but I won’t press charges at this time. The most important thing is that Tyreek is good physically.”
“Mentally,” however, the wide receiver “was very distraught about what happened,” the agent added.
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Tyreek Hill 2023.
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie V. Daniels said she “launched an internal affairs investigation to ensure a thorough review of the case.”
“One of the officers involved in the incident has been placed on administrative duties while the investigation is conducted,” Daniels’ statement continued. “I stand for transparency and accountability to the community in any situation involving my officers.”
In an earlier statement, the director also told PEOPLE that she is reviewing “all details regarding the incident,” as well as available body camera footage.”
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