All-Pro Tyreek Hill celebrated a career-long TD catch by faking wearing handcuffs after police detained him for an alleged traffic violation before the Dolphins’ win.
A few hours after Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday, the five-time All-Pro celebrated an 80-yard touchdown reception by putting his arms behind his back with his wrists together as if wearing handcuffs.
Video of the pregame incident a block from the stadium appeared to show a handcuffed Hill lying on his stomach with three police officers standing around him. He was picked up off the road by one of the officers.
Hill said after the Dolphins’ season-opening 20-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars that he was pulled over for allegedly speeding while driving to the stadium. He was placed in handcuffs after a “verbal altercation and cited for reckless driving,” people with knowledge of the incident told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington.
After the game, Hill told reporters that he was not disrespectful toward the officers and did not use profanity.
“Right now, I’m still trying to put it all together. . I still don’t know what happened,” Hill said. “But I do want to use this platform to say, ‘What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?’ Worst-case scenario, you know?
“It’s hard.
