Police body camera footage released after detention before Dolphins season opener (Video)

The Miami-Dade Police Department released body camera footage Monday afternoon of the incident that left Miami Dolphins players Tyreek Hill and Calais Campbell briefly detained before their season opener Sunday.

Hill was arrested by police after being pulled over for a traffic stop on his way to their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was seen handcuffed on the ground a few blocks from Hard Rock Stadium. Campbell said he stopped to try to de-escalate the situation and was also arrested by police. Both players were released in time to play the game as scheduled.

Miami-Dade Police Department Superintendent Stephanie V. Daniels announced Sunday that one of the officers involved in the incident had been assigned to administrative duties and that the incident was under investigation. Daniels released body camera footage Monday night, and Hill posted a very brief message on social media shortly afterward.

CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones first obtained the video and shared it on social media. The first video he shared shows a police officer on a motorcycle pulling Hill over. It’s unclear how fast Hill was going at the time or whether he committed a violation. Hill appeared to be complying with the officer’s instructions in the first video.

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A second video shows Hill interacting with officers while he was on the phone with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Three officers pulled Hill out of the car and put him on the ground after he briefly rolled up his window.

A third video shows Hill handcuffed, sitting on a curb, and he tells officers that he recently had knee surgery. Campbell then introduces himself and officers ask him to step back. Campbell does so with his hands raised.

Another video from Fox Sports 640’s Andy Slater showed a different angle of the incident.

Other videos show the officers learning who Hill was. Campbell is then seen handcuffed.

Jones shared a third angle of Hill getting out of his car, which showed an officer with his knee on Hill’s back as he was handcuffed.

“When we tell you to do something, you do it. Do you understand?” a police officer shouts at Hill. “Do you understand? It’s not what you want, it’s what we tell you.”

The Dolphins released a statement Monday night saying they were “saddened by the overly aggressive and violent behavior directed” at Hill, Campbell and Jonnu Smith.

The Dolphins also called on the Miami-Dade Police Department to take “swift and strong action against the officers who engaged in such despicable behavior.”

Tyreek Hill had ‘no idea’ why he was arrested

Tyreek Hill said after the game that he had “no idea” why he was arrested in the first place.

Campbell, who won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2019, told Fox Sports’ Emmanuel Acho on Monday that one of the officers was “hostile” despite following their orders during the interaction. It was that officer who he said placed the handcuffs on him.

At least one Dolphins player, cornerback Jalen Ramey, called for the officers involved to be fired after the footage surfaced.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel praised Hill and Campbell for how they handled the incident Monday afternoon during an emotional news conference.

Hill has promised through his attorney to explore “all legal avenues.” The South Florida Police Benevolent Association said in a statement Monday that Hill was “not immediately cooperative.”

The investigation is ongoing. In total, police said they have released more than 105 minutes of body camera footage from the incident.