Tyreek Hill Has No Plans To Kneel, Calls For Defunding Police After Incident With Officers

Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins will be back in action Thursday night when they face the Buffalo Bills in a crucial early-season divisional matchup.

After Hill’s incident with police last weekend and the body camera footage that was released earlier this week, fans might think a protest could take place on the Dolphins’ field. But that doesn’t appear to be the case.

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Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill watches a ball during a team practice session on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hill spoke to reporters about the incident Wednesday. He said he wanted the administrative officer fired, but added that the incident wasn’t difficult to separate from what he’s supposed to do on the field.

“Not really, because like I said, I’m not going to mix the two,” the star receiver said. “I’m not going to kneel. I’m not going to ask to defund the police. I’m not going to protest.”

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Tyreek Hill speaks to reporters after a team practice on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

“I’m not going to do that when it comes to playing football, because it’s my therapy. Football is my therapy, it’s how I get away from a lot of things. It’s how I separate myself from past traumas in my life. So no, I’m not going to mix the two.”

Hill admitted he wished he could have done things a little differently during the incident.

Kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against police brutality and racial injustice became a point of contention in the NFL world during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the movement.

San Francisco 49ers, from left, Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid kneel on the sideline during the anthem before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium on October 2, 2016, in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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The protests have largely diminished in recent seasons, although some players have been seen taking part in the action sporadically.

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