Just before the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, visuals of Tyreek Hill stunned everyone. Miami Police detained him. The visuals of the star WR lying on the ground in handcuffs were enough to make everyone stand out from their chair. But he was immediately released after the intervention of his teammates and the Dolphins‘ management. After the game, he talked to reporters about the incident.

Visibly shaken by what happened before the game, Cheetah took time to start talking. After claiming that he has no idea about why they tied him in handcuffs, he said, “I wasn’t disrespectful because my mom didn’t raise me that way, didn’t cuss, didn’t do none of that. Like I said, I’m still trying to figure it out.” The WR, though, was playing on the field with a vengeance.

After scoring the touchdown in the 3rd quarter, he put his hands behind his back. The way he did it was similar to a person who is tied with handcuffs. His teammates were quick to understand it, with some of them acted like they were trying to open it. The WR posted the photo on his X account with the caption, “Love this shit ✌🏿.” After all, the team is above everything else.

When Tyreek Hill was handcuffed, his teammates came forward to get him out of that situation. Defensive Tackle Calais Campbell approached the police officers to find out what was going on, but his hands were also tied with handcuffs. In the end, both were released in time to play the season opener. Hill praised his teammates as well, saying, “I’m just glad that my teammates were there to support me in that situation because I felt alone.”

However, Miami-Dade police are now in damage control mode.

Police officer who handcuffed Tyreek Hill put on administrative duty

After fans and athletes criticized the police officers, Stephanie V. Daniels—Department Director of Miami-Dade Police, spoke about the incident. She announced that they had started an investigation. The director has also placed one officer (involved in the incident) on administrative duty.

In her official statement, Daniels mentioned, “I’m committed to transparency and accountability to the community with any situation involving my officers.” While there might have been any issues, the officers could have exercised more caution. Given the stature of Hill in the football world, this incident puts a lot of pressure on the police authorities to find out the details.

Whatever may be the outcome of the internal investigation, Cheetah’s epic ‘handcuff’ celebrations will be remembered for some time. And so will be his commitment to carry his team to a win. Dolphins won the 1st game of 2024 season by 20-17. Will Tyreek Hill take them to the ultimate price, the Super Bowl? This season is picking up pace from the get go!