The union representing Miami-Dade police officers said in a statement Monday that Tyreek Hill was “uncooperative” and only “led to the ground in handcuffs” during his arrest ahead of Sunday’s Miami Dolphins game because he refused to sit down.

“Prior to yesterday’s Dolphins game, there was an incident where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs prior to being released. First, to be clear, he was never arrested. He was briefly detained for the officers’ safety after driving in a manner that placed himself and others in grave danger,” Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, said in a statement shared on X by journalist Andy Slater.

“Upon being apprehended, Mr. Hill did not immediately cooperate with officers on scene who, in accordance with policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore led to the ground,” Stahl added.

“Once the situation was resolved within a few minutes, Mr. Hill was issued two traffic tickets and was allowed to leave.”

Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington on Monday that Hill was cited for reckless driving and not wearing a seat belt. The Dolphins’ Calais Campbell was also pulled over when he stopped at the scene to support Hill, but he was not cited, sources told Darlington.

On Sunday, Miami-Dade Police released a statement from Chief Stephanie V. Daniels, who launched an “immediate investigation into all details surrounding the incident.” Three hours later, Daniels announced that one of the officers involved had been “placed on administrative duties while the investigation is conducted.”

Said Stahl: “While we wait for the investigation to conclude, based on what we know, we stand by the actions of our officers, but look forward to further open communication in the future. While we are confident in the actions that led to Mr. Hill’s arrest, as with any investigation, we will wait for all the facts to come out, along with any explanation Mr. Hill may have for his actions that caused this unfortunate incident.”

Hill played in the Dolphins’ 20-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and had a game-high 130 yards and scored an 80-yard touchdown — the longest of his career. After the play, Hill celebrated by putting his hands behind his back as teammate Jaylen Waddle “held” him down.

After the game, Hill said he didn’t know why the situation escalated. He said he had “no idea” why officers were handcuffing him and said he wasn’t being disrespectful or using foul language toward the officers.

“Right now I’m still trying to wrap my head around it all … I still don’t know what happened,” he said after the game. “But I do want to use this platform to say, ‘What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?’ The worst case scenario, you know? … Everyone has bad apples in every situation, but I want to be able to use this platform to find a way to turn this around and make it positive for me and Miami-Dade and do something positive for the community.

“It’s tough. I don’t want to bring race into it, but sometimes it gets a little questionable when you do. What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? God knows what those guys would have done. I just wanted to make sure I did what my uncle always told me to do when you’re in a situation like that: put your hands on the wheel and just listen.”

The NFL Players Association is monitoring Sunday’s incident, a source told ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques on Monday. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Sunday that the league has been in contact with the Dolphins, but he declined to comment further.