Following the detention of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill during a traffic stop prior to the team’s game on Sunday, Sept. 8, the star player’s agent is now calling for the officers involved to be fired. Since the incident, Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has been vocal in defending his client, expressing concern over the police’s handling of the situation.
Appearing on ESPN shortly after the arrest, Rosenhaus voiced his dismay, stating, “How things escalated into the situation that they were in, in handcuffs and being held on the ground with police is mind boggling to me. I’m deeply concerned by that. Very troubled, we will be looking into it. We will look out for Tyreek.”
Rosenhaus pledged to investigate the matter further, voicing support for his client.
Two days later, Rosenhaus has continued to publicly address the incident, now calling for the termination of the officers involved.
“I think the police officers that did that to Tyreek shouldn’t be in that position,” Rosenhaus said. “They should be let go. Look at the guy that just kicked him right there. That guy should be fired. That’s out of control. The guy that that jumped him, put him in a chokehold, there’s no place for a police officer to have a badge that operates like that.”
Rosenhaus, a well-known and highly influential sports agent, has negotiated over $7 billion worth of NFL contracts during his more than three-decade-long career. Throughout that time, he has often defended his star clients in the face of off-field issues.
Notably, he stood by Antonio Brown amid sexual assault allegations in 2019, referring to the claims as a “money grab” by the accuser. He also supported Plaxico Burress during his prison stint following a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a nightclub in 2008, telling NFL teams that his client was in good enough shape to help their squads upon his release.
Rosenhaus was similarly an advocate for Warren Sapp in 1995, after his draft stock plummeted due to drug-use allegations, over which the agent threatened legal action against the entire NFL.
Now, as Rosenhaus takes a strong stance on Hill’s arrest, calling the police officers’ actions an abuse of authority, the legal defense for one of the officers involved has also spoken out.
Attorneys representing the officer have criticized the department’s decision to place the officer on administrative leave, arguing that it was premature and pushing for his reinstatement.