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Karl Rasmussen

Tyreek Hill Says He Will Cover the Lost Wages of Photographer Who Celebrated Backflip Selfie

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said Thursday that he intends to pay the salary of photographer Kevin Fitzgibbons, who was suspended by the NFL due to his role in one of Hill’s touchdown celebrations earlier this season.

Back in Week 6, after scoring a touchdown against the Panthers, Hill ran up to Fitzgibbons in the back of the end zone and grabbed his phone before proceeding to take a selfie with it while doing a backflip, generating an excited response from the cameraman.

Fitzgibbons announced in a viral social media post on Tuesday that the NFL had suspended his credentials for the remainder of the season, and potentially for good.

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