First Came the Handcuffing, Then the TD Celebration

Tyreek Hill of the Dolphins mimics his run-in with police just hours before Sunday's game
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 9, 2024 8:14 AM CDT
First Came the Handcuffing, Then the TD Celebration
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill grabs a pass for a touchdown during the second half of a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in Miami Gardens, Florida.   (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins caught an 80-yard touchdown pass on Sunday—all the more notable because it came just hours after he'd been handcuffed on the ground by police during a traffic stop. And as the Miami Herald reports, he celebrated that TD in related fashion: Hill mimicked his own handcuffing in the end zone, with the help of teammate Jaylen Waddle. Watch the moment here. The police incident remains under investigation. Video on social media surfaced Sunday morning showing Hill on the ground in handcuffs by the side of a road, only about a block from the stadium, per People.

ESPN reports that Hill got into a "verbal spat" with the officer who pulled him over, leading to the handcuffing. After the game, however, Hill insisted that "I wasn't disrespectful because my mom didn't raise me that way," per the AP. Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie Daniels said an officer involved in the incident has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, to which Hill responded, "That should tell you everything you need to know." (More Miami Dolphins stories.)

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