Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill allegedly broke social media influencer’s leg in football drill at his house

Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill is being sued because of an alleged incident that left social media influencer Sophie Hill with an alleged broken leg in the summer of 2023. 

Sophie Hall’s lawyers filed a civil lawsuit in Broward County circuit court on Feb. 23, and she said Hill “forcefully and purposefully” pushed her to the ground during a football drill at his mansion last summer. The receiver was allegedly “humiliated” when Hall sent him backward in a “friendly football” lesson, the lawsuit claims, 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 states. 

The influencer is seeking as much as $75,000 in damages. The charges Hill is being sued for are battery, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. 

“We were made aware of it,” Dolphins GM Chris Grier said, per The Associated Press, 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 has more than 2 million followers on Instagram, and the suit claims she met Hill back in May of 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…

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Author : Garrett Podell

Publish date : 2024-02-29 02:35:52

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