Police union deems Hill uncooperative
The president of South Florida's police union said Miami Dolphins player
Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and placed face down on the ground during a traffic stop because he was not “immediately cooperative” with officers, while Hill said he was respectful throughout the interaction.
Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Assn., said Hill was “redirected” to the ground after refusing to sit when he was briefly detained outside the Dolphins' home stadium in an incident that resulted in one of the officers involved being immediately placed on administrative leave.
Passing fans and some teammates saw Hill in handcuffs with at least three officers around him following the stop that quickly went viral just hours before the Dolphins kicked off their season Sunday.
Hill later said he didn't know why the officers placed him in handcuffs.
“I have no idea, for real,” Hill said Sunday after the game. “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.”
Injury updates
Chicago Bears receiver Rome Odunze was having an MRI exam for a knee injury he suffered the previous day in his NFL debut, coach Matt Eberflus said. Eberflus said he thinks Odunze was hurt blocking during Sunday's season-opening win over the Tennessee Titans . ...
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said the team doesn’t plan to put Jordan Love on injured reserve, an indication the quarterback could return relatively soon. Love injured his left medial collateral ligament in the final minute of the Packers’ season-opening 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday in Brazil . ...
Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku could miss several weeks with a sprained ankle suffered in the season-opening loss to Dallas, another concern for an offense with multiple issues . ...
Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl defensive lineman Derrick Brown will need surgery on his knee and could miss the remainder of the season, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not released its injury report. Brown injured his meniscus.
Sunday’s late games Kenneth Walker III
rushed for 84 of his 103 yards and a touchdown in the second half and Seattle overcame a mistake-filled first half to beat Denver 26-20 in the debut of new coach Mike Macdonald. Walker sparked a second-half rally after an unsightly performance by Seattle’s offense over the first 30 minutes littered with sloppy miscues . ... In Cleveland, Dak Prescott threw a touchdown pass hours after agreeing to a four-year, $240million contract with Dallas and the Cowboys’ defense roughed up Deshaun Watson in his return, throttling Cleveland 33-17 . ... Baker Mayfield threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Tampa Bay to a 37-20 rout of new-look Washington, spoiling the NFL debut of No. 2 overall draft pick