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Before the Miami Dolphins’ season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Miami wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained by South Florida police following a traffic violation. The incident occurred a block away from Hard Rock Stadium, hours before the 1 p.m. EDT kickoff.<\/p>\n
Hill was reportedly cited for reckless driving before getting into a verbal altercation with an officer. Hill was then seen in handcuffs and was detained on the ground.<\/p>\n
After receiving a ton of backlash for how they handled the situation, the South Florida Police released a statement. The statement read:<\/p>\n
“Before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident occurred where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released. First, to be clear, at no time was he under arrest. He was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\n\n“Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs… Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n