Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was briefly arrested Sunday in a traffic incident just hours before his NFL season debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars, as he was hit and handcuffed, but he was not the only one that suffered that incident.
The team’s star defensive lineman Calais Campbell was also a part of the pregame incident, as he explained after the game. “For him to put handcuffs on me, I felt some type of way,” said Campbell about the officer that was with the players during the detainment, while he was trying to help Hill.
“But that just goes to show how resilient we are. We didn’t let that stop us,” he added after the Miami-Dade police declared the situation a “traffic incident”. Tyreek Hill was cited for reckless driving, though the encounter is under review.
Both players made it to the game
Tyreek Hill was later released and was at the Dolphins’ stadium to participate in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, as well as Calais Campbell and both had an impact on the game.
The Dolphins said that there is still ongoing investigation for the reason for the arrest, as the league and the local police are algo having an investigation on their own. Hill scored an 80-yard touchdown that sparked the Miami Dolphins’ comeback win.
Calais Campbell was constantly disrupting the Jaguars offense showing his experience. He is a six-time Pro Bowler who won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and also won the league’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2019.