Tyreek Hill: Police body cam footage released after detainment before Dolphins’ season opener

The Miami-Dade Police Department released body camera footage on Monday afternoon from the incident that left both Miami Dolphins players Tyreek Hill and Calais Campbell detained briefly ahead of their season opener on Sunday.

Hill was detained by police after being pulled over on an apparent traffic stop while he was on his way to their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he was seen in handcuffs on the ground just a few blocks away from Hard Rock Stadium. Campbell said he stopped to try and de-escalate the situation, and he was detained by police, too. Both players were released in time to play in the game as scheduled.

Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie V. Daniels announced Sunday that one of the officers involved in the incident was placed on administrative duties and that the incident was under investigation. Daniels released body camera footage Monday night, and Hill posted a very short message on social media shortly after.

CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones obtained the footage first and shared a thread of it on social media. The first video he shared showed an officer on a motorcycle pulling Hill over. It’s unclear how fast Hill was driving at the time, or if he had committed any infractions. Hill appeared to comply with the officer’s instructions in the first video.

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A second video showed Hill interacting with officers while he was on the phone with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Three officers pulled Hill out of the car and put him in the ground after Hill briefly rolled his window up.

A third video showed Hill in handcuffs being sat on a curb, and he warned officers that he had recently had surgery on his knee. Campbell then showed up and was told by officers to step back. Campbell did so with his hands raised.

A separate video from Fox Sports 640’s Andy Slater showed a different angle of the incident.

More videos show officers learning who Hill was. Campbell then is seen being placed in handcuffs.

Jones shared a third angle of Hill being pulled out of his car, which showed an officer with his knee in Hill’s back as he was being placed in handcuffs.

“When we tell you to do something, you do it. Do you understand?” an officer shouts at Hill. “Do you understand? Not what you want, but what we tell you.”

The Dolphins released a statement on Monday night, saying they were “saddened by the overly aggressive and violent conduct directed” toward Hill, Campbell and Jonnu Smith.

The Dolphins also called on the Miami-Dade Police Department to take “swift and strong action against the officers who engaged in such despicable behavior.”

Tyreek Hill had ‘no idea’ why he was detained

Tyreek Hill said after the game that he had “no idea” why he was detained in the first place.

Campbell, who won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2019, told Fox Sports’ Emmanuel Acho on Monday that one of the officers was being “hostile” despite him following their commands during the interaction. It was that officer who he said put him in handcuffs.

At least one Dolphins player, cornerback Jalen Ramey, called for the officers involved to be fired after the footage was released.

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel commended both Hill and Campbell for how they handled the incident on Monday afternoon in an emotional news conference.

Hill has vowed through his attorney to explore “all legal remedies.” The South Florida Police Benevolent Association said in a statement on Monday that Hill was “not immediately cooperative.”

The investigation is still ongoing. In total, police said they released more than 105 minutes of body camera footage from the incident.