What happened to Tyreek Hill? Dolphins star under investigation for alleged assault
Tyreek Hill is under police investigation in Florida for reported assault. The incident took place on Sunday in Miami.
The police reortedly confirmed to TMZ the player was under investigation for assault/battery but have not confirmed beyond that.
According to Local 10 news, the incident took place at Haulover Marina. It is a South Florida boating spot and reportedly Tyreek Hill had a confrontation with a charter company employee there. Allegedly, he put his hands on the person during the exchange.
Recent updates by the player and his agent Drew Rosenhaus show they were out on the water. In one update, the agent is seen playing with a shark while the wide receiver stays back in the boat. Neither Rosenhaus, nor Hill have commented on the matter so far.
#NFL Super Agent Drew Rosenhaus was wrestling a shark while on a fishing trip with #Dolphins star Tyreek Hill
One of the fishermen asked Hill if he wanted to join Drew and the shark in the water… and Tyreek's answer was priceless, via @TMZ:
“Hell nah!” the wide receiver… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/vO74U2eCmf
Tyreek Hill's legal woes
Tyreek Hill has distinguished himself as one of the best receivers in the NFL. He won a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs earlier but last year he moved to the Miami Dolphins. He distinguished himself capable of being one of the best in the league, with more than 1,700 yards receiving, despite not having Patrick Mahomes throwing to him. Even starter Tua Tagovailoa was not always present, Despite this, he managed a stellar season.
However, what has been less than stellar has been his spotty record off the field. In 2014, while still in college, he was involved in a domestic assault case against his pregnant 20-year girlfriend, Crystal Espinal. He pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation.
He was sentenced to a three-year probation, an anger-management course, a year-long batterer's program, and was required to undergo a domestic-abuse evaluation. She gave birth to a baby boy and they eventually reconciled, getting engaged in 2018.
Tyreek Hill was also involved in a child abuse investigation in 2019 when he was playing for the Kansas City Chiefs. His son broke an arm and child services were called who took his child away from him temporarily. But the way the arm broke was more consistent with an accident than an injury, as per later reports.
Later, a recording emerged where he was found using threatening language against Espinal. The full audio was more exculpatory with his fiancee questioning why their son claimed Hill broke his arm. The case was made inactive and the NFL did not suspend him then. It remains to be seen what happens now.