MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said the NFL is still looking into Tyreek Hill’s June altercation involving the wide receiver and a South Florida charter boat employee.
Wednesday was the start of the Dolphins’ training camp and the first time McDaniel has met with reporters since Hill was accused of slapping a man in the back of the neck during an argument in Haulover Beach, Fla.
The incident occurred after a Father’s Day charter fishing trip Hill took with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
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“So, yeah, communicated with him, communicated with the league,” McDaniel said Wednesday. “You know, in situations like that, everybody is disappointed with what we’re talking about. You know, and I think it’s important, when you’re in charge of making decisions, to reserve as much judgment as possible until all the information is collected.
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“The league is still looking into it, and we’re in communication with the league as we’ve been from the beginning. And, you know, outside of that, I’m looking forward to practice and to be continued as information comes our way.”
Days after the incident, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel obtained a police report of the altercation at Haulover Park Marina in Miami-Dade County, just miles from Hard Rock Stadium.
The report included details of Hill allegedly striking the worker in the back of the neck during an argument regarding acquaintances of Hill’s who were on a boat that the worker said was off-limits. The report stated that Hill then charged at the alleged victim and needed to be held back before fleeing the area.
The allegations caught the eye of both law enforcement and the NFL. While it was unclear at the time whether Hill would be charged in the incident, that seems unlikely now that he and the alleged victim have reached a settlement.
The terms of their agreement have not yet been made public.
“The parties to the incident which occurred on June 18th, 2023 at the Haulover Marina involving Tyreek Hill have resolved their differences,” Evan Feldman, the attorney for the employee of the Kelly Fleet, Inc., and Julius Collins, the attorney for Hill, said in a joint statement first obtained by ESPN.
Out-of-court settlements often include non-disclosure clauses that would make cooperation with NFL investigators a non-starter.
While the league could presumably punish Hill based on other evidence — like surveillance video — doing so without the cooperation of the alleged victim seems unlikely.
Hill is no stranger to the NFL’s extrajudicial system. He has allegations of violence that date back to his days in college.
Oklahoma State kicked him off the team in 2014 after he was accused of assaulting his 20-year-old pregnant girlfriend. He ultimately pleaded guilty to domestic assault, agreeing to probation and anger management counseling.
Five years later, authorities and the NFL investigated an incident that resulted in Hill’s three-year-old son suffering a broken arm. No charges were ever filed, as police determined the arm was broken accidentally. What’s more, the NFL decided not to suspend Hill, as investigators could not prove he violated the league’s code of conduct.
Hill is the NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver. He signed a four-year, $120 million contract with the Dolphins after they acquired him in a March 2022 trade from the Kansas City Chiefs.