Tyreek Hill traffic stop video released by Miami police

Both players were released shortly after the traffic stop. Mr Hill was able to get to the game, scoring a touchdown in the Dolphins’ 20-17 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He celebrated by pretending to be placed in handcuffs with his teammates.

At a news conference after the game, Mr Hill said he did not know why he had been stopped and handcuffed.

“I was just doing what my uncle always told me to do if I was in a situation like that, just listen, put your hands on the steering wheel. Gotta be careful, man.

“They said I was speeding, but I don’t know,” he said. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill? Worst-case scenario, you know?”

In a statement, Miami-Dade Police Department Director Stephanie V Daniels said that an internal affairs investigation was underway and that one of the officers involved had been place on administrative duties.

“I’m committed to transparency and accountability to the community with any situation involving my officers,” Ms Daniels said.

The local police union issued a statement describing Mr Hill as “uncooperative” and said that he was “driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger”, but that he was never formally placed under arrest.

“Upon being stopped, Mr Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr Hill in handcuffs,” said the statement from South Florida Police Benevolent Association president Steadman Stahl.

Mr Hill’s attorney, Julius Collins, told CNN that the video contradicts the police union’s statement.

US media reported that Mr Hill was given citations for careless driving and failing to wear a seatbelt.