Keyshawn Johnson can somewhat relate to the experience that Tyreek Hill went through when cited for a traffic violation ahead of the Miami Dolphins’ game on Sunday.
The former NFL star shared on the most recent episode of his podcast, “All Facts, No Brakes,” that he had situations with the police when driving to the stadium ahead of a game when he was a player.
“They all should be fired!” Keyshawn reacts to Tyreek Hill bodycam footage
“I’ve been pulled over in stadiums before, in Tampa, Florida, driving through a barricade,” Johnson said. “I’m late. I’m trying to get there, trying to get to the stadium because I’m late. Dude [is] telling me I can’t go, go around. I’m like, ‘Man, come on. Do you know who I am? You just want to pull rank in power. I’m just gonna go right past you. I’ll deal with it when I get into the stadium.'”
Hill tried to do something similar on Sunday, but was met with a show of force from police officers. After getting pulled over for the violation, Hill was pulled out of his car and thrown to the ground by police before getting handcuffed, body camera footage of the incident showed.
Hill had also given the police officer his driver’s license before being pulled out of the car, but rolled his window up, prompting officers to escalate the situation first by banging on his window, then ordering him out of the car and eventually dragging him out of his car themselves. Still, Johnson understood where Hill was coming from due to his past experiences.
“Video says a lot,” Johnson said. “Once I saw the video, I still believe that the police officers overreacted to a whole other level. Tyreek gave him his driver’s license. He rolled down the window. He gave it to him. He rolled [the window] back up, because he just wants to get his ticket. I don’t need to hold no conversation with you. I gave you my driver’s license, so you peeped that. You know who I am.
“So, the dude bamming on his window, Tyreek, like, ‘Dude, why are you bamming…
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