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Tyreek Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, called the arrest of the Miami Dolphins star on Sunday — just hours before the team’s season opener — “heartbreaking, disturbing and inappropriate” in an interview with CNN on Monday.

Speaking to CNN’s Sara Sidner, Rosenhaus said he was “in disbelief” about what had happened.

“Tyreek was just trying to go to work, trying to play a game, just trying to do his job,” Rosenhaus said on CNN News Central. “For the police officers to arrest him, to put him on the ground like that, to put their knee on him, to beat him — it’s just devastating.”

Multiple videos posted on social media showed Hill handcuffed on the ground with four officers surrounding him before the team’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Dolphins said on social media that Hill was “briefly detained” by police after a traffic incident a block from Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium and released shortly afterward.

It remains unclear what exactly led to Hill being taken into custody by police. The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) declined to provide CNN with more details about the incident, citing an ongoing investigation.

MDPD Chief Stephanie V. Daniels said Sunday that an investigation has been launched into the incident and that one of the officers involved has been placed on administrative duties. MDPD police confirmed to CNN that a second Dolphins player, Calais Campbell, was also handcuffed when he attempted to discuss the situation with officers at the scene.

Hill scored an 80-yard touchdown in Miami’s 20-17 win over the Jaguars, celebrating by putting his arms behind his back and clasping his wrists together — perhaps a nod to the fact that he was handcuffed earlier Sunday.

Rosenhaus said he believed the celebration was a way for Hill to cope with the incident.

“It’s just embarrassing to have footage of you handcuffed and lying on the ground with the police on your knees, pushing you and treating you like a criminal,” he said. “I absolutely believe that celebrating was his way of dealing with something that was so upsetting.”

Rosenhaus added: “It’s remarkable that Tyreek was able to pick himself up. He was able to play the game and make a sensational play, an 80-yard touchdown to help the team win, come from behind. His performance was epic.

“But what happened before the game was shameful, unacceptable and unacceptable in our society. Who would have thought that after George Floyd we would still see people being treated so unfairly and unnecessarily?”

Hill said after Sunday’s game that he was still confused by his pre-game confrontation with police.

“I wasn’t disrespectful because my mom didn’t raise me that way, didn’t swear, didn’t do any of that. Like I said, I’m still trying to figure it out,” Hill said in his post-game press conference.

Rosenhaus told CNN Monday that there is “no doubt” the incident with Hill will have “consequences.”

“If Tyreek wasn’t a world-class athlete and in incredible shape, who knows how this could have affected him,” he said. “He was stiff. He was in pain. He was physically and mentally distressed — something we’re looking for answers to — and we’re going to pursue this to the fullest extent of the law.”

Campbell recounted Monday how he arrived at the scene where his teammate was arrested and how he tried to defuse the situation.

The 17-year NFL veteran told ESPN that he got out of his car with his hands up and walked toward officers, saying, “I’m a friend of his (Hill). I don’t know what’s going on here, but I think the situation is absolutely unnecessary.”

Campbell said he was told to leave, while an officer threatened to tow his car if he didn’t leave.

“I told him I’ll stand where you want me to stand. You tell me how far back I need to go, and I’ll back up, but I’m not leaving the scene,” Campbell said. “This is my friend here. I’m here to support him. I’m not leaving.”

After Campbell, who was playing his first season with the Dolphins, failed to leave, the officer told him he was under arrest and then placed him in handcuffs.

The defensive tackle said Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith was also on the scene when Hill pleaded with both teammates, “Don’t leave me behind. Don’t leave me behind.”

Campbell told ESPN he was grateful to be there to support Hill.

“These situations can escalate quickly. We see it so often in America where these things go terribly wrong. This is a great opportunity for us to use this platform to combat police brutality. This situation could have been much worse if we weren’t there.”

After being released by police, Campbell said Hill was “frustrated and frustrated” and told others he would not play against the Jaguars.

The Dolphins return to action on Thursday when they take on their division rivals, the Buffalo Bills, at Hard Rock Stadium.