Colts apologize to Tyreek Hill for video mocking violent police stop

Colts apologize to Tyreek Hill for video mocking violent police stop
  • Video was part of campaign announcing NFL schedule
  • Dolphins receiver was slammed to ground by police

The Indianapolis Colts have apologized for a video announcing their schedule for the upcoming NFL season.

The Colts’ video was a spoof of the video game Minecraft, and in a section depicting their season-opener against the Dolphins they mocked Miami receiver Tyreek Hill. A dolphin with Hill’s No 10 jersey is seen swimming before being stopped by a Coast Guard boat, an apparent reference to the player’s traffic stop before the opening game of last season. The arrest provoked controversy after officers forcibly removed Hill from his car and threw him to the ground. Hill later said the officers “beat the dog out of me” during the stop.

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