One of the police officers involved in the shocking detainment of Tyreek Hill was unaware that they had handcuffed a high-profile NFL star.
The Miami Dolphins receiver was dragged from his car, pinned to the ground and handcuffed before Sunday’s game against the Jaguars.
Bodycam footage from the Miami-Dade officers emerged on Monday and one clip – shared by CBS – proved that Hill’s profile was lost on some at the scene.
‘Why is he acting up like that?’ one officer asked, as Hill could be heard shouting in the background. ‘You know who that is right?
His colleague – believed to have been the first cop to approach Hill’s car after it was pulled over – replied: ‘No?’
Tyreek Hill was dragged from his car, pinned to the ground and handcuffed on Sunday
Police bodycam footage from the Miami-Dade officers was released following the incident
They were then informed it was ‘one of the Dolphins’ star players’, to which they responded: ‘Oh yeah?’
Minutes earlier, the wide receiver was placed in handcuffs near Hard Rock Stadium while driving to the Dolphins’ season opener against Jacksonville. ‘Take me to jail… do what you have to do,’ Hill told the officers.
Cops were heard telling the NFL star to ‘stop crying’ after they had dragged him out of his car and put him face down on to the road.
‘When we tell you to do something, you do it. You understand? Not what you want, what we tell you. You’re a little f****** confused,’ an officer told him.
A Florida police union claimed that Hill was driving dangerously when he was pulled over in Miami on Sunday and that he was cuffed after refusing to cooperate. Hill said he has ‘no idea’ what sparked his detainment.
Cops were heard telling the NFL star to ‘stop crying’ after they had dragged him out of his car
‘You know who that is right?’ one cop asked his fellow officer, who simply replied: ‘No?’
One clip of bodycam footage begins with an officers approaching Hill’s car. The receiver can be seen handing over his license before telling the cop to ‘do what you got to do.’
The 30-year-old then put his window up, prompting officers to tap on the car and tell Hill: ‘Hey, keep that window down!’
Before long, the receiver is dragged from the car and put face down on the road. A cop then puts his knee on the receiver’s back and grabs his hands as a fellow officer puts on handcuffs.
Hill was released a few minutes later but not before his teammate Calais Campbell was also put in handcuffs.
On Monday night, shortly after the footage was emerged, the Dolphins described the video as ‘both maddening and heartbreaking’.
The team vowed to stand with Hill and called for ‘swift and strong action’ against the officers guilty of ‘overly aggressive’, ‘violent’ and ‘despicable’ behavior.
Over the weekend, Miami-Dade Police revealed that a cap has been placed on administrative duties pending an internal investigation.