Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill says the police incident aggravated the wrist injury

Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has torn ligaments in his wrist, he told ESPN’s Lisa Salters on Monday. Hill said the injury suffered in August was aggravated by an incident in September with Miami-Dade Police Department officers.

“He said it was something he struggled with all season,” Salters said of the injury on ESPN Monday night countdown. “He said it started in training camp, but then it got worse when he was arrested just before the opening game of the season. He was taken to the ground by police… He said that’s where the further damage was done.

“Tyreek said that he had an MRI and that the MRI showed that he has a torn ligament that he supposedly played through. He said: “I just don’t know what to do because I’ve never really been hurt before. “I’ll keep playing. Nothing will stop me.’”

While Salters said Hill was arrested in September, he was actually handcuffed and detained but never arrested by MDPD officers. Video of the incident showed Hill being pulled from his car and forced to the ground twice by officers hours before the Dolphins’ Week 1 game.

Hill first suffered the injury in August during a joint training session with the Washington Commanders. The Dolphins initially called it a thumb injury and he wore a brace on his right hand for much of training camp. In early September, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Hill had suffered “no setbacks” and was ready to play the regular season.

After practicing fully on Thursday, Hill was forced to miss practice on Friday and Saturday as his wrist injury “aggravated,” according to McDaniel. He was questionable for a Week 10 game against the Los Angeles Rams, but Hill is active and will play through the injury.