Let me get right to the news of the day, because obviously it's very very important to point this outur and I was looking forward to talking about some big time football that was being played in the opening week of the NFL season. Unfortunately, however, the biggest headline of Week one in the NFL was not from the football field. Tyreek Hill and other Miami Dolphin players were detained by Miami Dade Police Department officers before Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tyreek Hill said he was pulled over for allegedly speeding while driving to hard Rock Stadium. He was ultimately placed in handcuffs after a quote verbal altercation end quote occurred. Sources told ESPN's Jeff Darlington.

Let me get right to the news of the day, because obviously it's very very important to point this outur and I was looking forward to talking about some big time football that was being played in the opening week of the NFL season. Unfortunately, however, the biggest headline of Week one in the NFL was not from the football field. Tyreek Hill and other Miami Dolphin players were detained by Miami Dade Police Department officers before Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tyreek Hill said he was pulled over for allegedly speeding while driving to hard Rock Stadium. He was ultimately placed in handcuffs after a quote verbal altercation end quote occurred. Sources told ESPN's Jeff Darlington.

Hill was cited for reckless driving.

Hill was cited for reckless driving.

He was released after several minutes, but the incident was filmed by nearby fans and quickly went viral on social media. Hill said he didn't know why the situation escalated the way it did. At one point during the incident, video showed Hill lying on the ground, handcuffed with four officers surrounding him. Hill had this to say about what could have been Here is the quote, what if I wasn't Tyreek Hill worst case scenario. You know, it's hard. I don't want to bring race into it, but sometimes it gets kind of iffy when you do. I just wanted to make sure I was doing what my uncle always told me to do whenever you're in a situation like that, put your hands on the steering wheel and just listen. Everybody has bad apples in every situation, but I want to be able to use this platform to figure out a way to flip this and make it a positive. Kalaius Campbell, as teammate, was among the Miami Dolphins teammates who approached officers after seeing this unfolding, and Campbell was also briefly detained. He appeared on First Take on ESPN this morning, where I asked him this, when you say that they with being, you know, using excessive force, I'd like you to be specific with our audience exactly what you saw that makes you say that they were trying to.

He was released after several minutes, but the incident was filmed by nearby fans and quickly went viral on social media. Hill said he didn't know why the situation escalated the way it did. At one point during the incident, video showed Hill lying on the ground, handcuffed with four officers surrounding him. Hill had this to say about what could have been Here is the quote, what if I wasn't Tyreek Hill worst case scenario. You know, it's hard. I don't want to bring race into it, but sometimes it gets kind of iffy when you do. I just wanted to make sure I was doing what my uncle always told me to do whenever you're in a situation like that, put your hands on the steering wheel and just listen. Everybody has bad apples in every situation, but I want to be able to use this platform to figure out a way to flip this and make it a positive. Kalaius Campbell, as teammate, was among the Miami Dolphins teammates who approached officers after seeing this unfolding, and Campbell was also briefly detained. He appeared on First Take on ESPN this morning, where I asked him this, when you say that they with being, you know, using excessive force, I'd like you to be specific with our audience exactly what you saw that makes you say that they were trying to.

Yank him down to the ground. And uh, and so like I saw him, you know, kick him and pull them down, you know, and you know, I mean pulling the cuffs, shoulders look like they're messing up. They kind of got them down. I felt like the one officers was pushing on his head and just was like completely unnecessary. And so you know, I got out. I have my hands up like this, you know, approaching, and I'm just telling him like, hey, you know, I'm a friend of his. I stood there for about five more minutes, you know, and tell him I stand every woman to stand wherever you tell me. I fire a back up, my backup, but I'm not leaving the scene. And I think I responded to him like, you know, you could tow my car. I don't feel like I'm blocking traffic. He's like I said, you're under aresh puss me a handcuffs. And you know, Tyreek's there, you know, obviously feeling distressed. And you know Jonau Smith was there as well, on the other side, in front of in front of him, and I was behind him, and he's like telling you don't leave me, you know, and he's talking to me, and it's just like, you know, I mean, he's in a strange situation that I don't think you should have been there. It was completely unnecessary, and so like, you know, we're here for you. We got your back, you know, if they take us a jot to take a jail, but we're going to do this together now.

Yank him down to the ground. And uh, and so like I saw him, you know, kick him and pull them down, you know, and you know, I mean pulling the cuffs, shoulders look like they're messing up. They kind of got them down. I felt like the one officers was pushing on his head and just was like completely unnecessary. And so you know, I got out. I have my hands up like this, you know, approaching, and I'm just telling him like, hey, you know, I'm a friend of his. I stood there for about five more minutes, you know, and tell him I stand every woman to stand wherever you tell me. I fire a back up, my backup, but I'm not leaving the scene. And I think I responded to him like, you know, you could tow my car. I don't feel like I'm blocking traffic. He's like I said, you're under aresh puss me a handcuffs. And you know, Tyreek's there, you know, obviously feeling distressed. And you know Jonau Smith was there as well, on the other side, in front of in front of him, and I was behind him, and he's like telling you don't leave me, you know, and he's talking to me, and it's just like, you know, I mean, he's in a strange situation that I don't think you should have been there. It was completely unnecessary, and so like, you know, we're here for you. We got your back, you know, if they take us a jot to take a jail, but we're going to do this together now.

Hill did mention his gratitude for those that were by his side during all of this. Here's what he had to say about that quote. I'm just glad that my teammates were there to support me in my situation because I felt alone. When they showed up. It made me realize that we have a fing good team this year. For them to put their life on the line, it was amazing to see end quote. Today. Stedman Stall, the president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, had this to say in a statement quote before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident the curb where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released. First, to be clear, at no time was he ever under arrest. He was briefly detained by or for officer of safety after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great danger. Upon being stopped, mister Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene, who pursued it to policy and for their immediate safety, placed mister Hill in handcuffs. Mister Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground. Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, mister Hill was issued to traffic citations and was free to leave. End quote. After all of that, before the game, Hill hit the field and balled out, catching nine passes for the one hundred and thirty yards, including an eighty yard touchdown. By the way, he celebrated the score by doing a mock handcuff celebration with teammate Jalen Waddle. Let me say this, I'm not one of these people that laments the state of affairs as it pertains the law enforcement officials and black men by articulating the words police brutality, because I always say brutality on the part of some police officers, because I don't want to castigate and stigmatize an entire, an entire collection of police officers across across the United States of America. There are black police officers, there are white police officers. There are Hispanic police officers and the like, most of whom do exactly what they've taken an an oath to do to you know, to protect and serve. But there's rogues in every industry and there's rogues everywhere, and we gotta weed the rogues out. And I think that when you hear about an investigation is ongoing, I want to learn about this officer who is engaging in excessive force, because that's really what the story is here. The story isn't about tyreek Hill getting pulled over. The story isn't about tyreek Hill even being in handcuffs. It's unfortunate as that was. Let's keep in mind that Scottie Scheffler an elite golfer, one of the top golfers in the world. It's not number one in the world. When he was arrested in Kentucky all right months ago. And may if I remember correctly, when that happened, he was placed.

Hill did mention his gratitude for those that were by his side during all of this. Here's what he had to say about that quote. I'm just glad that my teammates were there to support me in my situation because I felt alone. When they showed up. It made me realize that we have a fing good team this year. For them to put their life on the line, it was amazing to see end quote. Today. Stedman Stall, the president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, had this to say in a statement quote before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident the curb where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released. First, to be clear, at no time was he ever under arrest. He was briefly detained by or for officer of safety after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great danger. Upon being stopped, mister Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene, who pursued it to policy and for their immediate safety, placed mister Hill in handcuffs. Mister Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground. Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, mister Hill was issued to traffic citations and was free to leave. End quote. After all of that, before the game, Hill hit the field and balled out, catching nine passes for the one hundred and thirty yards, including an eighty yard touchdown. By the way, he celebrated the score by doing a mock handcuff celebration with teammate Jalen Waddle. Let me say this, I'm not one of these people that laments the state of affairs as it pertains the law enforcement officials and black men by articulating the words police brutality, because I always say brutality on the part of some police officers, because I don't want to castigate and stigmatize an entire, an entire collection of police officers across across the United States of America. There are black police officers, there are white police officers. There are Hispanic police officers and the like, most of whom do exactly what they've taken an an oath to do to you know, to protect and serve. But there's rogues in every industry and there's rogues everywhere, and we gotta weed the rogues out. And I think that when you hear about an investigation is ongoing, I want to learn about this officer who is engaging in excessive force, because that's really what the story is here. The story isn't about tyreek Hill getting pulled over. The story isn't about tyreek Hill even being in handcuffs. It's unfortunate as that was. Let's keep in mind that Scottie Scheffler an elite golfer, one of the top golfers in the world. It's not number one in the world. When he was arrested in Kentucky all right months ago. And may if I remember correctly, when that happened, he was placed.

In handcuffs and booked.

In handcuffs and booked.

So let's understand, this is not a story about the handcuffs. This is not a story about Tyreek Hill being detained. It's how he was detained, that's the story.

So let's understand, this is not a story about the handcuffs. This is not a story about Tyreek Hill being detained. It's how he was detained, that's the story.

Why do you.

Why do you.

Need him face down on the ground. Y'all know how hot it was in Florida yesterday. You know how hot that ground must have been. You put his body in his face on the pavement. You feel a need for three four different officers to surround him while that's happening. Once you put him in cuffs behind his back, you stand him up, and then afterwards some other officer comes down a minute later or so and forcibly sits him down.

Need him face down on the ground. Y'all know how hot it was in Florida yesterday. You know how hot that ground must have been. You put his body in his face on the pavement. You feel a need for three four different officers to surround him while that's happening. Once you put him in cuffs behind his back, you stand him up, and then afterwards some other officer comes down a minute later or so and forcibly sits him down.

Why why was that necessary?

Why why was that necessary?

See what people are not realizing, what law enforcement needs to realize is that remember when the protest was going on, Remember how people had lost it and there were riots throughout the streets of America. That were protests throughout the streets of America.

See what people are not realizing, what law enforcement needs to realize is that remember when the protest was going on, Remember how people had lost it and there were riots throughout the streets of America. That were protests throughout the streets of America.

There was some movement about defund the police.

There was some movement about defund the police.

Which I by the way, I never agreed with defunding the police, but that's.

Which I by the way, I never agreed with defunding the police, but that's.

Beside the point.

Beside the point.

At this particular moment in time, Remember that when that happened, you know what was irking people's nerves, stuff like this. It wasn't just folks getting shot and killed who happened to be unarmed. It was abusive behavior on the part of some law enforcement officials, a level of physicality exacted towards people who happened to be black, when we weren't seeing that occur with others.

At this particular moment in time, Remember that when that happened, you know what was irking people's nerves, stuff like this. It wasn't just folks getting shot and killed who happened to be unarmed. It was abusive behavior on the part of some law enforcement officials, a level of physicality exacted towards people who happened to be black, when we weren't seeing that occur with others.

Did.

Did.

The humanization of black men in particular is what raks our last nerves.

The humanization of black men in particular is what raks our last nerves.

And we bring that.

And we bring that.

Up because it wasn't necessary yesterday you have him in cuffs by the time you got him out the car. There's no doubt you knew who he was. Why would you do that? Furthermore, because you had him cuffed behind his back, you, as a police officer.

Up because it wasn't necessary yesterday you have him in cuffs by the time you got him out the car. There's no doubt you knew who he was. Why would you do that? Furthermore, because you had him cuffed behind his back, you, as a police officer.

Were no longer in danger. Why did you have to do that? Where was the threat?

Were no longer in danger. Why did you have to do that? Where was the threat?

Isn't it true that it really wasn't a threat at that particular moment in point in time, which is why the benevolent association is leaning on he was uncooperative? Okay, that explains why you put him in cuffs. Why did you forcibly sit him down?

Isn't it true that it really wasn't a threat at that particular moment in point in time, which is why the benevolent association is leaning on he was uncooperative? Okay, that explains why you put him in cuffs. Why did you forcibly sit him down?

What'd you do that for? Why?

What'd you do that for? Why?

Prior to that, when you had four different police officers surrounding him, why did you have him on that hot ass pavement.

Prior to that, when you had four different police officers surrounding him, why did you have him on that hot ass pavement.

With his face down? Why? And the fact that you didn't arrest him makes.

With his face down? Why? And the fact that you didn't arrest him makes.

It even worse because that means it truly, truly was just a traffic violation as opposed to something more.

It even worse because that means it truly, truly was just a traffic violation as opposed to something more.

Like you tried to make it out to be.

Like you tried to make it out to be.

That's why you got that officer on desk duty, because clearly there was excessive behavior going on. These kind of things are the kind of things that lead to folks, particularly black folks, looking at you and saying damn, and all of a sudden, castigating everybody with a broad brush. That's where you hear words like police brutality coming into play, instead of hearing brutality on a part of a role police officer, because not only did it happen, but there were other officers who allowed it to happen. And then on top of it all, you got the Benevolent Association trying to give excuses. It's unacceptable, it really is.

That's why you got that officer on desk duty, because clearly there was excessive behavior going on. These kind of things are the kind of things that lead to folks, particularly black folks, looking at you and saying damn, and all of a sudden, castigating everybody with a broad brush. That's where you hear words like police brutality coming into play, instead of hearing brutality on a part of a role police officer, because not only did it happen, but there were other officers who allowed it to happen. And then on top of it all, you got the Benevolent Association trying to give excuses. It's unacceptable, it really is.