Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill did not break girl’s leg, lawyer claims

MIAMI — A lawyer representing Tyreek Hill denied allegations that the Miami Dolphins receiver broke a girl’s leg whereas operating soccer drills at his residence final 12 months, calling them in an announcement obtained by ESPN on Thursday “baseless.”

The lady, Sophie Corridor, filed a civil lawsuit in Broward County on Feb. 23. Corridor, a self-described actress, mannequin and social media influencer, accused Hill of battery, assault, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional misery, primarily based on occasions that occurred on the receiver’s Miami-area residence June 28.

Corridor alleged Hill flew her to South Florida to stick with him at his residence for “a number of days” however grew to become “indignant” and “embarrassed” when she knocked him again whereas performing soccer actions the day she arrived. In response to the lawsuit, Hill allegedly “charged into her violently and with nice power, leading to important and severe accidents.”

Corridor claimed that after she suffered the damage, Hill declined to get her medical consideration and downplayed its severity. She mentioned she finally was recognized with a fractured leg that wanted surgical procedure when she returned residence.

Nevertheless, within the assertion launched to ESPN on Thursday, Hill’s legal professional, Julius B. Collins, disputed Corridor’s allegations and mentioned they consider the lawsuit was filed to “generate dangerous publicity for Mr. Hill in an try and ‘scare tactic’ him into personally masking the price of Ms. Corridor’s medical payments.”

Hill claimed Corridor really damage her leg tripping over a canine whereas performing the drills, and Collins accused Corridor’s counsel of deliberately omitting that from her unique grievance. (Corridor’s lawsuit does point out a pet disrupting a drill, however doesn’t say the canine brought about her to fall.)

Hill additionally insisted the drills had been playful and suggested that there’s a pending declare along with his householders’ insurance coverage firm, with the intention of “totally masking” Corridor’s medical payments.

Corridor’s lawsuit requested compensation for damages between $50,001 and $75,000, and demanded a trial by jury.

Collins mentioned Hill is ready to defend himself.

Dolphins basic supervisor Chris Grier was requested in regards to the lawsuit earlier this week and mentioned the workforce has been in touch with the league since being notified of it.

“Yeah, we had been made conscious of it,” Grier mentioned. “We had been in communication with NFL safety, so I actually cannot touch upon something of that till we get all our info and discover out what occurred. For us, Tyreek has been a great addition for us, however by way of all of the off-field stuff, we’ll should get all the knowledge earlier than we are able to actually touch upon it.”

ESPN’s Adam Schefter contributed to this report.