Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Tyreek Hill Demands Police Officer Be Fired Over Traffic Stop Outside Stadium


MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 8: Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins addresses the media during the post-game press conference after playing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium on September 8, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Hill was handcuffed and placed facedown on a street by police officers after he was stopped for a traffic violation near Hard Rock Stadium just hours before his team was to open the 2024 football season. The Dolphins defeated the Jaguars 20-17.Don Juan Moore / Getty Images

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said this week that the police officer who detained him after pulling him over just hours before kickoff on Sunday should lose his job over the incident.

Video from outside Hard Rock Stadium, where the Dolphins were gearing up for their season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, went viral as Hill was forcefully brought to the ground and handcuffed following a verbal spat with the officer.

During the incident, Dolphins defensive tackle Calais Campbell pulled over to de-escalate the situation but was quickly handcuffed.

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“He gotta go, man,” Hill said, “Because in that instance right there, like not only did he treat me bad — you know what I’m saying — he also treated my teammates with disrespect. He had some crazy words towards them and they ain’t even do nothing! Like, what did they do to you? They’re just walking on the sidewalk. So, I don’t know, bro. He gotta go, man; and not too many times that ‘Cheetah’ say people gotta go, but you? … Gone.”

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Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Director Stephanie V. Daniels said the department was investigating the incident.

“Following the incident involving Tyreek Hill, I have initiated an Internal Affairs investigation to ensure a thorough review of the matter. One of the officers involved in the incident has been placed on administrative duties while the investigation is conducted,” Daniels said in a statement posted to X. “I’m committed to transparency and accountability to the community with any situation involving my officers.”

Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said that his legal team was considering taking action, calling the incident “completely unacceptable.”

“The most important thing is that Tyreek is OK physically. Mentally, he was very distraught about what happened,” Rosenhaus said. “Tyreek has told me over and over he’s a big supporter of police. He was telling the police there, ‘I want to be a police officer in the future.’ But this is crazy, I’ve never seen anything like this.”


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