(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE New York Mets 2, Washington Nationals 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 0 Milwaukee Brewers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 Colorado Rockies 3, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angles 4 Cleveland Guardians 4, Minnesota Twins 3 Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 6
INTERLEAGUE Chicago Cubs 9, Oakland Athletics 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL Atlanta Falcons 22, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins addresses the media during the post-game press conference after playing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium on September 8, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
(MIAMI) — The NFL’s Miami Dolphins franchise spoke out Monday night about the traffic stop by police officers where wide receiver Tyreek Hill was removed from his vehicle, placed on the ground and handcuffed before Sunday’s season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
In its statement, the organization said it was “saddened by the overly aggressive and violent conduct directed toward” Hill on Sunday, urging “swift and strong action against the officers” involved in the incident.
Hill was detained and handcuffed on the ground after being pulled over as he was driving up to Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday around 10:20 a.m. ET.
“It is both maddening and heartbreaking to watch the very people we trust to protect our community use such unnecessary force and hostility towards these players,” the Dolphins’ organization said.
The statement from the team follows the release of officer body camera footage of the incident by Miami-Dade Police on Monday night.
In the footage, which ABC News has reviewed, a motorcycle officer pulls over Hill and approaches the driver’s side window. Hill rolls down the window and tells the officer to stop knocking on the window.
Hill then asks for his ticket and tells the officer he’s going to be late before rolling the car window back up.
The officer then asks the wide receiver to roll the window down, and Hill cracks it open a little. The officer then tells Hill, “Get out of the car right now. We’re not playing this game.”
When Hill opens the door, the newly released footage shows the officer grabbing Hill’s hand and putting it behind Hill’s head. The officer then appears to drag Hill out of the car.
The videos then shows the officer putting Hill’s face down on the ground with two other officers assisting. One officer has his knee on Hill’s back until Hill is handcuffed, the videos show.
Approximately six minutes into the incident, body camera footage shows an assisting officer looking at Hill’s ID. He can be heard saying, “You know who that is, right?”
The first officer said he didn’t know and then was told Hill was one of the Dolphins’ star players.
In a statement from Hill’s attorney, Julius B. Collins, describing the incident, Collins said Hill “had his window rolled down and that officer then demanded Mr. Hill out of the vehicle even after Mr. Hill complied with that officer’s request to keep his window down.”
Collins said in his statement, “Hill rolled down his window each time he was requested to do so by the requesting officers.” He went on to call the officers’ actions “excessive” and said they were exploring all legal remedies.
“We believe that this matter was escalated due to overzealous officers attempting to impose their authority on Mr. Hill because they were not pleased with how fast he complied with their request and that Mr. Hill did not roll down his window far enough to their liking,” he added.
When asked about the incident after the game, Hill told reporters, “I wasn’t disrespectful… because my mom didn’t raise me that way, didn’t curse, none of that.”
South Florida Police Benevolent Association president Steadman Stahl released a statement Monday saying Hill’s refusal to cooperate with officers led to his detainment.
“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,” Stahl said. “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.”
Miami-Dade Police Department director Stephanie V. Daniels said in a statement along with the body camera footage Monday that the “department is committed to conducting a thorough, objective investigation into this matter.”
“We will continue to update the public on the outcome of that process,” Daniels said.
Daniels also said one of the officers involved was placed on “administrative duty.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Tennessee Titans 31, Miami Dolphins 12 Detroit Lions 42, Seattle Seahawks 29
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON Calgary Flames 4, Seattle Kraken 3 (OT) Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 2 (SO) Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 (2nd Period) Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 NY Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 1 Washington Capitals 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 New Jersey Devils 3, NY Rangers 1 Buffalo Sabres 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT)
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE Atlanta Braves 3, NY Mets 0
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE Chi Cubs 2, NY Yankees 1 Atlanta 4, Toronto 3 Seattle 10, St. Louis 4 LA Dodgers 4, Cleveland 0 Arizona 12, Houston 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 Chi White Sox 7, Boston 2 Kansas City 2, Minnesota 0 Texas 7, LA Angels 4 Detroit 9, Oakland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 7, Washington 3 Miami 10, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 3, NY Mets 1 Colorado 4, Milwaukee 1 San Francisco 7, San Diego 6
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Buffalo 34, Arizona 28 Chi 24, Tennessee 17 Houston 29, Indianapolis 27 Miami 20, Jacksonville 17 Minnesota 28, NY Giants 6 New England 16, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 47, Carolina 10 Pittsburgh 18, Atlanta 10 LA Chargers 22, Las Vegas 10 Seattle 26, Denver 20 Dallas 33, Cleveland 17 Tampa Bay 37, Washington 20 Detroit 26, LA Rams 20 (OT)
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Minnesota 78, Washington 71 New York 75, Las Vegas 71 Indiana 104, Atlanta 100 (OT) Chicago 92, Dallas 77 Connecticut 79, Los Angeles 67
