The investigation regarding the Sunday morning detainment of Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill is proceeding.
According to agent Drew Rosenhaus, the Miami-Dade Police Department internal affairs division has contacted Hill about the incident.
Rosenhaus added that Hill’s lawyers are considering all options, and that Hill is considering litigation.
Whatever happens, here’s hoping we get to the truth about the situation. It looked like an overreaction. If it was, there needs to be accountability. If it wasn’t, there needs to be an explanation.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen didn’t seem overly concerned about his left hand after Sunday’s win over the Cardinals.
Allen had the hand heavily taped up after landing on it while running for a touchdown during the game, but told reporters he thinks he’s fine. He also said that he will likely get an X-ray to make sure there’s nothing wrong.
Allen ran for two scores and threw for two scores in the 34-28 home win.
The Bills have a short turnaround before facing the Dolphins on Thursday, so they’ll be hoping all remains fine with Allen’s hand in the coming days.
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill wasn’t the only player handcuffed and detained by police before today’s game.
Defensive linemen Calais Campbell told reporters after the game that he too was handcuffed, and he said police cited him for disobeying an officer’s order.
Campbell said that when he saw that Hill had been detained on his way to the stadium, he approached in an attempt to de-escalate the situation. Instead, police handcuffed Campbell as well.
A former Walter Payton Man of the Year Award winner, the 38-year-old Campbell has an impeccable reputation around the NFL.
The Dolphins still managed to beat the Jaguars, despite the unusual incident affecting two of their team leaders.
“For him to put handcuffs on me, I felt some type of way. But that just goes to show how resilient we are. We didn’t let that stop us,” Campbell told CameronWolfe of NFL Network.
The Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating the incident and has placed one officer on administrative leave.
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s eventful Sunday began with him being detained and handcuffed by police in Miami after he was stopped while driving into Hard Rock Stadium.
Hill was released in time to play in the game and scored a touchdown that helped the Dolphins beat the Jaguars 20-17. Hill celebrated that touchdown by having teammate Jaylen Waddle put him in fake cuffs and walk him out of the end zone and he spoke to Jeff Darlington of ESPN after the game.
Hill said he was told he was speeding or driving recklessly and that he doesn’t believe he did anything to escalate the situation to a point that he’d wind up in handcuffs.
“I have no idea. I wasn’t disrespecting. I didn’t cuss,” Hill said.
The Miami-Dade Police Department placed an officer on administrative duties after looking into the incident and Hill said “that should tell you all you need to know” when he was informed of the development.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said it will be immediately investigating the incident involving Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. They weren’t kidding.
In a new statement, Miami-Dade PD director Stephanie V. Daniels said one of the officers involving in the brief detainment has already been placed on administrative leave.
“Following the incident involving Tyreek Hill, I have initiated an Internal Affairs investigation to ensure a thorough review of the matter,” Daniel said. “One of the officers involved in the incident has been placed on administrative duties while the investigation is conducted. I’m committed to transparency and accountability to the community with any situation involving my officers.”
Hill seemed to be unaffected by the situation during Sunday’s win. He scored a long touchdown, celebrated by putting his hands behind his back and having a teammate mime unlocking handcuffs, and gave a very loose interview to CBS’s Melanie Collins.
It was a little too loose. The live feed included an F bomb from Hill.
There might be more than a few F bombs uttered by the folks who investigated how and why things happened the way they did.
The Dolphins looked out of sync for much of Sunday’s matchup with the Jaguars, as Jacksonville’s defense kept the offensive unit off balance.
But Miami was able to score 13 unanswered points in the second half to give the club a 20-17 victory.
On a day that began with receiver Tyreek Hill being detained after a traffic violation while on the way to Hard Rock Stadium, it was also Hill who had one of the game-changing plays in the third quarter.
The Jaguars were on their way to a 24-7 lead late in the third quarter but Jevon Holland had other plans. The safety punched the ball out of Travis Etienne’s arm when he was on the way to the goal line, with cornerback Kader Kohou recovering the loose ball in the end zone for a touchback.
On the next play, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa connected with Hill 28 yards down the field and the receiver used his speed to do the rest for an 80-yard touchdown.
While that made the score 17-14, the Dolphins firmly had the game’s energy on their side for the rest of the contest.
While kicker Jason Sanders sent one 42-yard field goal attempt wide left, Jacksonville could not sustain a drive to get in position to score. That led to a 37-yard field goal to tie it with 4:22 left.
Sanders was then able to hit a 52-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to give the club the Week 1 victory.
Tagovailoa finished 22-of-37 for 338 yards with a touchdown. Hill had seven catches for 130 yards with his touchdown. Jaylen Waddle caught all five of his targets for 109 yards.
On the other side, Trevor Lawrence finished 12-of-21 for 162 yards with a touchdown. Tank Bigsby led the club with 73 yards rushing, averaging 6.1 yards per rush. Gabe Davis was the leading receiver with three catches for 62 yards.
The Dolphins have a quick turnaround, as they’ll host the Bills for Thursday Night Football in Week 2.
The Jaguars will host the Browns in Week 2.
The Jaguars were about to go up 24-7.
Instead, they now lead the Dolphins by just 17-14 with 2:08 left in the third quarter.
Jags running back Travis Etienne was on his way into the end zone when safety Jevon Holland punched the ball out of his arm. The ball ricocheted into the end zoneDolphins safety Jevon Holland punched the ball cornerback Kader Kohou recovering it in the paint for a touchback.
It didn’t take long for Miami to take advantage of the extra possession. Receiver Tyreek Hill — who was detained for a traffic violation while on the way to Sunday’s game — caught a pass 28 yards down the field and used his speed to go the rest of the way for an 80-yard touchdown.
The 14-point swing definitively put Miami back in the game as it enters its latter stages.
Hill now leads the Dolphins with six catches for 109 yards. Jaylen Waddle has caught four passes for 96 yards so far.
While Tua Tagovailoa has not quite been in sync with his receivers throughout the day, he is now 18-of-29 for 288 yards with a touchdown.
Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. has made it to the end zone for the first time.
Thomas, the No. 23 overall pick out of LSU, caught a 14-yard pass in the back of the end zone for the first touchdown of his career, giving Jacksonville a 14-0 lead over Miami midway through the second quarter.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence found Thomas on third-and-11 after a delay of game penalty pushed Jacksonville back. Thomas caught the pass and got a pair of feet down in the back of the end zone for the score.
Thomas has caught all three of his targets so far for 29 yards. Despite starting poorly on his first drive, Lawrence is 6-of-9 passing for 82 yards with a touchdown.
The Jaguars’ first offensive drive of the season was a disaster.
But their second couldn’t have gone much better.
Jacksonville leads Miami 7-0 after Travis Etienne finished a six-play, 96-yard drive win a 1-yard touchdown run.
On the Jaguars’ first drive, quarterback Trevor Lawrence was sacked by new Dolphin Calais Campbell on the first play. Then Campbell blew up the second play for another tackle for loss. Lawrence was nearly intercepted on the third play as the pass sailed high over the middle.
But despite starting on their own 4-yard line after a solid Dolphins punt, the Jaguars started humming on their next possession.
Running back Tank Bigsby took a handoff 17 yards and followed that with an 8-yard run. Then new Jaguar Gabe Davis caught a 19-yard pass to push the ball further up the field.
But the biggest play was a defensive pass interference called on Dolphins defensive back Jalen Ramsey. Lawrence was looking for rookie Brian Thomas Jr. deep down the middle of the field. But Ramsey pulled Thomas down before the ball arrived, with the foul moving the ball all the way down to Miami’s 1-yard line.
Etienne punched it in from there, giving Jacksonville a touchdown lead.
The Dolphins had a great chance to score on their previous drive, as receiver Tyreek Hill was wide open down the field. But quarterback Tua Tagovailoa overshot the speedy wideout.
Police detained Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill outside the team’s home stadium on Sunday morning. The Miami-Dade Police Department will be looking into the situation.
“We are aware of the recent detainment of Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill by Miami-Dade Police Department officers,” Miami-Dade Police Department director Stephanie V. Daniels said in a statement, via NFL Media. “I have requested an immediate review of all details surrounding the incident, and we are also reviewing available body camera footage. We will provide updates as further information becomes available.”
Hill ended up on the ground and handcuffed by a swarm of officers.
“It’s unnecessary,” Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said on NFL Network. There’s no reason Tyreek should have been treated that way. We’re gonna look into that after the game.”
Whatever happened, hopefully the truth will come out. Hopefully with all body cam footage available and none of the cameras “accidentally” turned off.