Tyreek Hill has been dealing with a left wrist injury this season, and the Miami Dolphins said Monday night that the injury was plaguing him as a result of being handcuffed by police during his scandalous arrest by Miami-Dade police in the week. 1.

During a down season for Hill, the Pro Bowl blames his incident from September 8.

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Hill was pulled over on the way to Hard Rock Stadium after police said the 30-year-old was driving recklessly.

Hill refused to cooperate with police during the traffic stop and was detained and handcuffed, being pinned to the ground twice by officers.

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – SEPTEMBER 08: Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) reacts after the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins on September 8, 2024 at Hard Rock Stadium in Maimi Gardens, Florida. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Before the Dolphins’ game on Monday night, Hill argued that a left wrist injury aggravated again during his interaction with police, but that he remains diligent about playing through it.

Is Hill telling the truth or once again placing the blame on the police who arrested him?

Hill has already pulled the “racism” card on these officers. What’s next?

“That arrest has messed me up, and I’m not going to let it stop me,” Hill told ESPN’s Lisa Salters.

Hill’s problem in the situation was that he didn’t comply with the officers and instead tried to show off as a member of the Dolphins.

The police officers who pulled Hill over repeatedly asked him to roll down his tinted windows, but he refused to comply until they asked him to exit the vehicle.

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 25: Tua Tagovailoa #1 and Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins in action during the first half of the game against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on September 25, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

To be fair, a Miami-Dade Police Department officer chose to confront Hill and his teammate Calais Campbell, who came to support Hill, with additional aggression.

Hill was not formally arrested.

He also accused the officers of squeezing his neck excessively.

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“He said it’s something he’s been dealing with all season,” Salters added.

“He said it first started in training camp, but then he said it was aggravated again when he was arrested just before the opening game of the season. He was taken to the ground by police… he said that that is where the further damage was done.”

“Tyreek said he had an MRI, and the MRI showed he has a torn ligament that he says he’s playing through. He said, ‘I just really don’t know what to do because I’ve never really been injured before been.’ I’m going to keep playing. Nothing’s going to stop me.’”

Hill has had an unusually disappointing season, largely due to injuries and the absence of Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for most of the year.

Tyreek scored just his second touchdown of the season in a 23-15 win over the Rams at MNF.

Hill has recorded 40 receiving yards or fewer in five games.

It is entirely plausible that both situations can coexist: Tyreek Hill may indeed be struggling with a wrist injury, while the police have rightly decided to intervene in the case of a disruptive Tyreek.

Body camera footage is available of Tyreek Hill being detained.

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