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Tyreek Hill faces a civil lawsuit that alleges the Miami Dolphins star broke a woman’s leg during a football drill last summer.
Social medial influencer Sophie Hall’s lawyers filed the suit in Broward County circuit court on Feb. 23. It alleges Hill “forcefully and purposefully” pushed her to the ground during a football drill at his mansion last summer. The receiver was “humiliated” when Hall sent him backward in a “friendly football” lesson, the lawsuit says, resulting in him charging at her “violently and with great force.”
“The crushing force was so great that she sustained a right leg fracture, necessitating surgery with metal hardware implantation,” the lawsuit says.
The influencer is seeking as much as $75,000 in damages. The civil lawsuit was filed on charges of battery, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence.
“We were made aware of it,” Dolphins GM Chris Grier said Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “We were in communication with NFL security, so I really can’t comment on anything of that until we get all our information and find out what happened. For us, Tyreek has been a good addition for us, but in terms of all the off-field stuff, we’ll have to get all the information before we can really comment on it.”
Hall, who has more than 2 million followers on Instagram, says in the lawsuit that she met Hill in May 2023 when her son attended Hill’s summer football camp in Boca Raton, Florida. Per court documents, the eight-time Pro Bowler direct-messaged Hall through Instagram the day after she registered for son for his camp, asking to “meet up and get to know her.” In later messages, Hill invited her to fly out to meet him and stay at his house for a few days.
The suit says Hall reached Hill’s house on June 28, and that afternoon she watched Hill practice in his backyard with his trainer before he invited the 6-foot-1…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-02-29 03:38:18
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