Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill won’t face criminal charges for marina dispute. NFL still investigating

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill won’t face criminal charges for a June altercation in which he was accused of slapping a marina worker on the back of the head.

“The matter is now closed with no criminal misdemeanor battery charges being filed by the Miami-Date State Attorney’s Office,” Ed Griffith, a spokesperson for the state attorney’s office, told the Miami Herald in an email on Wednesday.

“The individual who would have been termed a victim if there had been a filed case, came into the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, met with Assistant State Attorney Robert Fiallo and signed a notarized Non-Prosecution Form indicating that he did not wish to press criminal charges. On the form, he also indicated that no threats, promises or coercion played a part in his decision.”

The NFL is continuing to investigate the matter, coach Mike McDaniel said before the Dolphins’ first training camp practice. McDaniel said that he has spoken with Hill and is in communication with the league office.

“In situations like that, everybody’s disappointed,” McDaniel said.

He added: “I think it’s important when you’re in charge of making decisions to reserve as much judgment as possible until all the information is collected. The league is still looking into it. And we’re in communication with the league as we’ve been from the beginning. And outside of that, I’m looking forward to practice and to be continued as information comes our way.”

On Monday, ESPN reported a joint statement from Hill’s attorney and the attorney of the marina worker at the center of the dispute.

“The parties to the incident which occurred on June 18th, 2023 at the Haulover Marina involving Tyreek Hill have resolved their differences,” the statement said.

After practice, in which Hill participated, he addressed questions about the incident for the first time.

“As far as the story, I’m not here to get into that. I’m here to play ball,” he said. “I understand your question totally, but the issue has been resolved, and I’m currently cooperating with the NFL, giving them all the details on what happened on that day.”

Later Wednesday afternoon, South Florida talk show host Andy Slater released video that shows part of the incident. In the video, Hill is being restrained by another individual and slaps the back of a man’s head after passing by him. The video then cuts to another scene showing Hill trying to break free and being held back by multiple people.

Hill, who set franchise records for catches and receiving yards in his first season in Miami, said he wasn’t concerned about a league suspension, but added: “I just can’t make boneheaded mistakes like that.”

The Herald previously reported that Hill was deep sea fishing with friends and his agent on Father’s Day when he exchanged words with at least two men who told him fishing from the Haulover Park Marina dock was off-limits and one accused Hill of slapping him on the back of the head.

Multiple reports previously said the NFL requested footage from the incident. A spokesperson for the league didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment.

Police were never called to the dock and the man accusing Hill of slapping him reported the incident the following day. The Miami-Dade Police later forwarded the information to the state attorney’s office for further review.

This story has been updated.