Tyreek Hill hires lawyer who represented George Floyds family after pre-game detainment incident
Miami Dolphins’ star wide receiver has hired the prominent civil rights attorney who represented George Floyd’s family after being detained while on the way to the team’s season opener earlier this month.Tyreek Hill has retained the services of national civil rights attorney Devon Jacob, who had previously helped represent the family of George Floyd after he was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020, Local 10 reported.Jacob, who previously worked as a 911 operator, firefighter, police officer, and the former deputy attorney general for Pennsylvania, said Hills’ situation highlights a current issue with law enforcement.“I’m a former police officer.I defended law enforcement for 10 years,” Jacob told Local 10.
“It’s really quite frightening when your most out of control person on scene is your law enforcement.”The lawman-turned-lawyer believes that the detainment on Sept.8.
could’ve taken a different turn if Hill had not been a notable NFL player.“Here, the Dolphins were able to reach out, intervene, get Tyreek released,” Jacob told the outlet.“But that doesn’t happen for the average citizen.”The Pennsylvania-based lawyer will work alongside Hills’ current Attorney, Julius B.
Collins, and Jeffrey A.Neiman, Stephen B.
Kelly Jr., as the NFL pro-bowler pushes for change in police departments nationwide, according to USA Today Sports.“Tyreek intends to continue the national movement for necessary police reform that George Floyd’s death started,” Jacob told the outlet Monday.“Tyreek is demanding that Congress finally pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”Collins added that his client intends to “speak for all people in a broad fight against national police misconduct.”“Hill is adamant that his legal team will ensure that the voices of people who have long been ignored or silenced on the issue of police reform will finally be heard,” Collins shared.Hill received two citations for careless driving on his way ...