NFLer Tyreek Hill not 'immediately co-operative' with officers during stop: police union

Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on the ground by police during a traffic stop because he was not "immediately co-operative" with officers, the president of the South Florida police union said in a statement Monday.

Passing fans and some teammates saw Hill in handcuffs with at least three officers around him following the stop outside the team's home stadium that quickly went viral just hours before the Dolphins kicked off their season Sunday.

Hill later said he felt he was respectful and didn't know why the officers placed him in handcuffs.

"I have no idea, for real," the wide receiver said Sunday after a 20-17 win over the visiting Jacksonvlle Jaguars. "I wasn't disrespectful because my mom didn't raise me that way. Didn't cuss. Didn't do none of that. So like I said, I'm still trying to figure it out, man."

Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, said Hill was handcuffed according to the police department's policy.

"Before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident occurred where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released," Stahl said in a statement. "First, to be clear, at no time was he ever under arrest. He was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger.

"Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground. Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, Mr. Hill was issued two traffic citations and was free to