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Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill says he could have handled some aspects of the traffic stop better and calls for the officer to be fired
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Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill says he could have handled some aspects of the traffic stop better and calls for the officer to be fired

Miami-Dade Police Director Stephanie Daniels launched an internal investigation Sunday afternoon and one officer was placed on administrative leave. That officer, Danny Torres, wants to be reinstated immediately, his attorney said this week. Meanwhile, the Dolphins have said they want “swift and decisive action” against all officers involved.

Hill did not mince his words when outlining what action he believes should be taken against the officer.

“Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone. He’s got to go, man,” Hill said. “At that moment, not only did he mistreat me, he disrespected my teammates. He said some crazy words about them and they didn’t even do anything. Like, what did they do to you? They’re just walking on the sidewalk. He’s got to go, man.”

Hill was dragged from his car near the stadium less than three hours before kickoff of the team’s first game. He was laid on the ground and handcuffed, and his teammate Calais Campbell – who drove past the scene of the accident and stopped to play peacemaker – was also handcuffed by police during the incident.

Hill was charged with reckless driving and failure to wear a seat belt.

The Dolphins play the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, and Hill said he would use the game as therapy to escape thoughts of the incident. He said he would not kneel – a move many players have used in recent years to protest police brutality – or call for defunding police. Hill has said several times in recent days that he has respect for police officers and that he wants to work in law enforcement after his playing days are over.

“Right now I’m focused on my job and that’s playing football,” Hill said. “That’s all I can be, the best football player I can be.”

Hill said he was in a movie theater when he got the news Monday night that the footage had been released. He left the theater to watch it and said he hopes people who see the video — both civilians and police officers — use it as a tool to learn and improve, even drawing a parallel to the way football players improve by watching game film.

“It’s shocking, man,” Hill said. “It’s really crazy to know that there are police officers in this world doing this with their body cameras on. That’s sad. That’s really sad. That starts another conversation and leads to ‘What would they do if they didn’t have body cameras?’ which is even crazier.”

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