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Police release body camera footage from Tyreek Hill's detainment ahead of Dolphins' season opener

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

Hill was detained by police on his way to their win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, and was seen in handcuffs on the ground just a few blocks away from Hard Rock Stadium. Campbell said he stopped to try and deescalate the situation, and he was detained by police, too. Both players were released in time to play in the game as scheduled.

Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie V. Daniels announced on Sunday that one of the officers involved in the incident was placed on administrative duties and that the incident was under investigation. Daniels released body camera footage on Monday night.

CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones obtained the footage first and shared a thread of it on social media. The first video he shared showed an officer on a motorcycle pulling Hill over. It’s unclear how fast Hill was driving. Hill appeared to comply with the officer’s instructions in the first video.

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A second video showed 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 in the ground.

A third video showed Hill in handcuffs being sat on a curb, and he warned officers that he had recently had surgery on his knee. Campbell then showed up and was told by officers to step back. Campbell did so with his hands raised.

A separate video from Fox Sports 100%’s Andy Slater showed a different angle of Hill’s detainment.

More videos show officers learning who Hill was. Campbell then is seen being placed in handcuffs.

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

This post will be updated with more information shortly.

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