Tyreek Hill hires George Floyd lawyer to help get Miami cop fired – as Dolphins star demands police reform in wake of shocking traffic stop
Tyreek Hill has hired a new group of A-list attorneys in his battle against Miami police following his shocking traffic stop earlier this month.
The Miami Dolphins wide receiver was dragged from his car and pushed to the ground on his way to a game on Sept. 8. He has since called for the officer in question to be fired for his heavy-handed behavior.
Now, Hill has taken his case to the next level by hiring several new attorneys, including one who represented George Floyd’s family in 2020.
Jeffrey A. Neiman, Stephen B. Kelly Jr. and Devon M Jacob – the latter who worked on the Floyd case – have all joined original attorney Julius B. Collins in the case, as Hill also calls for police reforms following the incident.
Collins said in a statement: “Tyreek intends to continue the national movement for necessary police reform that George Floyd’s death ignited. Tyreek demands that Congress finally pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”
Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was dragged from his car and placed in handcuffs earlier this month
Hill tries to have Officer Danny Torres fired for his role in the shocking traffic stop
He also called again for the firing of Danny Torres, the officer who kneed Hill in the back during the incident.
“It is clear that Miami-Dade County should have fired Officer Torres long before this incident. Instead, the County repeatedly sent Officer Torres back to the streets, allowing him to use his police authority to terrorize people.
“If the officers had not realized they were dealing with Tyreek Hill — a well-known, well-liked, well-educated, and seemingly wealthy Black man — this traffic stop likely would have ended with the driver in jail, the hospital, or, like George Floyd, dead.”
After the incident, Hill admitted he could have acted differently, but he received widespread public support and is convinced the police acted excessively against him.
Shocking body camera footage shows Hill being pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police as he drove to the team’s game against the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars.
Footage shows Hill struggling to follow instructions as an officer – later identified as Torres – opened the receiver’s car door and forcibly handcuffed him before forcing him to the ground.
Protesters demonstrate outside a Minneapolis police station following the death of George Floyd in May 2020
In the days that followed, Hill said, “I’ve (thought about whether he could have acted differently). My whole life is about accountability. How can I get better?
“I have family members who are police officers. We’ve had conversations. Yes, I will say I could have done better. I could have rolled down my window at that point.
“The thing about me is I don’t want attention. I don’t want cameras coming out, phones pointed at you at that moment. But at the end of the day I’m a human being, I have to play by the rules and do what anyone would do.
“Does that give them the right to literally beat the living daylights out of me? Absolutely not. But ultimately I wish I could go back and do things a little differently.”