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Liam McKeone

Stephen A. Smith Furious Over Tyreek Hill's Treatment in Arrest Video

Hill was detained and handcuffed by police outside of Hard Rock Stadium. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

The first Sunday of the NFL season got off to a shocking start as Miami Dolphins superstar Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police on his way to Hard Rock Stadium. Eventually the news emerged that Hill had been detained for a traffic violation and ESPN's Jeff Darlington reported he was placed in handcuffs after a verbal altercation with an officer. Hill was eventually released and made it to the stadium; he still fully plans to play in the Dolphins' Week 1 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

There were numerous videos of Hill's detainment circulating around the Internet, and Stephen A. Smith was furious about how it looked. The ESPN personality compared the situation to that of Scottie Scheffler's and asked why Hill was treated differently than the golfer.

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