Veteran Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell had no business being placed in handcuffs during the Tyreek Hill incident, and the world is finding just how true that is.
Campbell was about to turn into the players’ parking lot at Hard Rock Stadium when he noticed a commotion blocking the turn lane outside the venue.
Campbell quickly realized that he was watching his superstar teammate Tyreek Hill get handcuffed by several police officers.
Naturally, he gets out of his vehicle to determine what is happening.
The police footage has just been released of that incident, and it shows that Calais Campbell was simply speaking to officers in a calm manner, only for cops to yell at him, tell him to get in his car, and then ultimately put him in handcuffs.
Calais Campbell eventually agreed to leave, but the cops prevented him from doing so because he did not heed their warnings.
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Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie V. Daniels announced on Sunday that one of the officers involved in the incident had been placed on administrative duties and that the department was conducting an investigation into the matter.
The officer on administrative duty has yet to be identified.
Miami Dolphins’ Calais Campbell Recounts Being Detained With Tyreek Hill
Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell told reporters Sunday that he was also placed in handcuffs along with wide receiver Tyreek Hill outside of the stadium.
“I think it was a bit extreme and definitely unnecessary,” Campbell told reporters the game.
“Definitely was a terrible way to start a ballgame, adversity we faced there. I was driving to the game, the lane I’m in is blocked.
Calais Campbell said officers told him that he wasn’t being arrested, but he was being cited for his involvement.
“Disobeying a direct order,” Campbell said of the officers’ explanation, per Fox. “I guess I wasn’t – he said I was too close to the scene and then I think he said something about me not moving my car in time. I don’t know. He told me later I could stand 25 feet away, that’s fine. I was definitely further than 25 feet away when that happened.”
