Tyreek Hill says he could have handled traffic stop better - ESPN

MIAMI — Three days after his detainment by Miami-Dade police officers, Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said he «could have been better» in terms of how he handled the situation.

Hill was pulled over for speeding roughly three hours before the Dolphins' season opener Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Body camera footage released Monday night showed Hill was slow to roll his window down when asked by the officer who pulled him over and was ultimately told to exit his vehicle.

When he did not comply quickly enough, an officer, who has since been identified as Danny Torres, pulled him out of his car and handcuffed him while he was face down on the pavement. Torres kneeled on Hill's back while placing him in handcuffs and forced him to the ground again roughly a minute later, when Hill was slow to comply with an order to sit down.

Speaking to local media Wednesday, Hill explained why he was slow to roll his window down and took responsibility for his behavior — while also condemning Torres' behavior.

«My whole life is all about accountability. How can I get better?» Hill said Wednesday. «I will say I could have been better. I could have let down my window in that instant. But the thing about me is, man, I don't want attention. I don't want [there] to be cameras out, phones on you in that moment — but at the end of the day, I'm human. I've got to follow rules. I got to do what everyone else would do.

»Now does that give them the right to literally beat the dog out of me? Absolutely not. But at the end of the day, I wish I could go back and do things a bit differently."

Hill said he was at the movie theater Monday night when the body camera footage was released; he received a call from the Dolphins' director of