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Veteran Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell was about to turn into the players’ parking lot at Hard Rock Stadium and embark on his 17th season in the NFL when he noticed a commotion blocking the turn lane outside the venue. At first, he thought a car may have crashed.
But when Campbell got closer, he quickly realized that he was watching his superstar teammate Tyreek Hill get handcuffed by several police officers. Campbell shared the story with his close friend Emmanuel Acho and the rest of the crew on Monday morning’s edition of FS1’s “The Facility.”
“I’m like, ‘Hold on, that’s Tyreek,'” Campbell said. “I pulled over and I was just gonna sit there and kind of observe for a while, and then I saw an officer use, like, unnecessary force. So I get out, like, ‘Hey, hold on. This is Tyreek Hill. This is my friend. What’s going on here?'”
Hill and Campbell were both eventually handcuffed and released. Hill was issued two citations, one for dangerous driving and one for a seatbelt violation, according to ESPN. Campbell was not cited.
“It was a crazy situation that was not necessary,” Campbell said.
[Related: Officer placed on leave after detaining Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill before season opener]
Campbell, who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 307 pounds, said he walked up slowly to the officers with his hands up to indicate he was no type of threat.
“I definitely had a natural instinct that this could be really bad, really quickly,” Campbell said. “I genuinely believe that me being there helped the cop, because there was one officer that was, I think, acting irrational and erratic. … When I was younger, my pops always told me, ‘You’re a big dude, you have to make sure people understand you don’t threaten. Because officers, first thing is, they want to make sure their safety isn’t threatened.’
“So I’ve always approached every situation making sure I’m not a threat. But I knew that this is not OK, and I have to do something. I wanted to be there and support my…
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Publish date : 2024-09-09 19:19:15
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