Tyreek Hill had the perfect celebration in place on Sunday afternoon after his brief detention on the way to Hard Rock Stadium.
Hill hauled in a huge 80-yard touchdown pass in the second half of the Miami Dolphins’ 20-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. As he started celebrating, Hill quickly acted as if he was being handcuffed while staring at fans in the back of the end zone.
Dolphins teammate Jaylen Waddle ran over to help out, too. He grabbed Hill’s handcuffed hands and started walking him away as if he was arresting him in the end zone before they broke it off.
Hill was detained by police for a traffic incident about a block away from Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday morning. He was reportedly cited for reckless driving, and then he got into a verbal altercation with police after he was pulled over, according to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. Hill was briefly detained by police, the Dolphins said, and he was then released.
He was spotted handcuffed and laying down on the ground in video that quickly circulated on social media.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a statement that it was investigating the incident. Police announced after the game that one of the officers involved in Hill’s detainment was placed on administrative duties. Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell said after the game that he was briefly detained while trying to deescalate the incident between Hill and the officers, too. Campbell was placed in handcuffs and cited for disobeying a direct order, according to Darlington.
Hill said after the game he had “no idea” why he was detained, and that he wasn’t “disrespectful because my mom didn’t raise me that way,” according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones.
Hill was not late for the game and participated normally. He finished with 130 receiving yards on seven catches to go with his 80-yard touchdown, which helped spark their comeback win that was capped with a 52-yard field goal from Jason Sanders as time expired.
The Jaguars, who jumped up 14-0 early, didn’t score in the second half. Hill’s touchdown came after Jaguars running back Travis Etienne fumbled into the end zone 3 yards away from the goal line. That would’ve put the Jaguars up 24-7 at the time, but Hill’s catch resulted in a massive swing.
Tua Tagovailoa went 23-of-37 for 336 passing yards with one touchdown in the win for the Dolphins. Jeff Wilson had 26 rushing yards to lead them on the ground, and Waddle added 108 receiving yards on five catches to go with Hill’s 130 yards.
Trevor Lawrence went 12-of-21 for 162 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars. Tank Bigsby added 73 rushing yards on 12 carries, and Gabe Davis had 62 receiving yards on three catches.
While specifics of Hill’s arrest aren’t yet known, and more is sure to come out in the coming days, he clearly wasn’t phased by it on the field on Sunday afternoon.
