Tyreek Hill Says He Wants Officer Involved in Traffic Stop ‘Gone’ But Admits He 'Could Have Been Better’

Mar. 15, 2025

Tyreek Hill.Photo:Megan Briggs/Getty

Megan Briggs/Getty

Tyreek Hillsays he wants action taken against the Miami-Dade police officer whodetained himafter a traffic stop on Sunday, Sept. 8.

The Miami Dolphins wide receiver, 30, spoke out again on Wednesday, Sept. 11, ahead of his team’s game against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, and shared that he believes the officer should be fired.

“Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone. He’s gotta go, man,” Hill said of the officer at a team-sanctioned news conference, perABC NewsandNBC News. “In that instant right there, not only did he treat me bad, but he also treated my teammates with disrespect. He had some crazy words towards them and they didn’t even do nothing. Like, what did they do to you?"

Police body camera video shows an officer dragging Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill out of his car.Miami-Dade Police Department

Miami-Dade Police Department

The officer eventually directed the NFL player to “get out of the car,” and after Hill opened his car door, the officer could be seen forcefully pulling him out of the driver’s seat as two more officers helped bring Hill to the ground.

Stephanie Daniels, the police department’s director, said in a statement onstatement on X(formerly Twitter) that they released the body cam footage earlier than their normal protocols dictate “in our commitment to transparency and maintaining public trust.”

The Miami-Dade Police Department also said in apost on Xthat it has since launched an “internal affairs investigation” and one of the officers “involved in the incident” was “placed on administrative duties” as the investigation was being conducted.

Police body camera video shows an officer handcuffing Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill.Miami-Dade Police Department

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Hill went on to admit on Wednesday that he also “could have been better” in handling the situation. He said per ABC News and NBC News, “I could have let down my window in that instant. But the thing about me is, I don’t want attention. I don’t want to be cameras-out, phones-on-you in that moment.”

“But at the end of the day, I’m human. I’ve got to follow rules. I’ve got to do what everyone else would do,” he continued. “Now, does that give them the right to literally beat the dog out of me? Absolutely not. But at the end of the day, I wish I could go back and do things a bit differently.”

Tyreek Hill holds his hands behind his back as if he is handcuffed as Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle unlocks them after Hill scores against the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 08, 2024.Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP

Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP

The NFL player said he plans to go down on one knee during the Dolphins and Bills game  — an action that some players have taken in recent years to protest police brutality — and noted that he planned to use the game as therapy, per ABC News.

The NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr., also told ABC News that they have reached out to Hill and Campbell to provide them with “necessary support.” He added, “No matter what your circumstances are, is take care of yourself, your family and hopefully that’ll translate to the field. That’s where things are now.”

source: people.com