Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly detained by police on his way to Hard Rock Stadium for the team’s regular season opener against the Jaguars today, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Schefter’s ESPN colleague, Jeff Darlington, says that Hill was pulled over for a traffic violation, and he subsequently got into a verbal altercation with police.
As a result of the altercation, Hill was put into handcuffs, as shown in a video. A statement released by the Dolphins indicates that several of Hill’s teammates saw the incident and stopped to offer support. Ultimately, Hill was released with a citation, and he will play in today’s game.
More to come.