Chiefs Tyreek Hill says he understands criticism: ‘It’s my fault, and it’s my mistake’ - Page 3

Deberg_1990 · 05-08-2016, 10:25 AM

Since the Chiefs selected Tyreek Hill with the 165th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the reaction in Kansas City has ranged from outrage to concern and more.

But Hill on Saturday said he understands why he is receiving criticism. He pleaded guilty last August to domestic abuse by strangulation of his pregnant girlfriend and received a three-year suspended sentence.

“Oh yes sir, no doubt, no doubt,” Hill said, while addressing reporters at the start of the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp. “Those fans have every right to be mad at me, because I did something wrong, I let my emotions get the best of me. and I shouldn’t have did it. They have every right to be mad.

“But guess what? I’m (about) to come back and be a better man, be a better citizen, and everything will take care of itself, and let God do the rest.”

Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said he understood why selecting Hill, a returner and receiver, caused such a strong reaction.

“No, I completely understand — I’m sensitive to the situation,” Reid said. “I get it … I’ve talked to women on the other side of this. I’m very sensitive to that.”

Reid again mentioned that his wife, Tammy, has been active aiding domestic violence causes since he became a NFL head coach. When asked what his wife thought about the decision to select Hill, Reid said Hill’s efforts to better himself played a role in her acceptance. Hill had to complete a domestic-abuse evaluation, an anger-management course and a year-long batterer’s program as part of his sentence, and will continue to undergo counseling in Kansas City.

“Counseling was a big part of it — is he willing to go and do that,” Reid said. “That step is huge. To actually admit you were wrong … a lot of people won’t do that, they just won’t go there. On top of that, to try to fix yourself, and make it right, to her, those are valuable, valuable steps.”

Hill, who was arrested in December 2014 in Stillwater, Okla., and dismissed from Oklahoma State the same month, said he struck and choked the victim, then two months pregnant, according to a transcript of his plea hearing obtained Tuesday by The Star. The victim, who gave birth to Hill’s child, has been unavailable for comment since Hill was drafted.

“I — I did something that — I did something that I shouldn’t have done that night, which was I just let my feelings take — take control of me,” Hill told associate district judge Stephen Kistler in August 2015. “I wasn’t thinking. I just — I just reacted and hit her, choked her. I’m real sorry for that.”

Following his selection by the Chiefs on April 30, Hill was asked what he had learned. He originally said he’d try to avoid a similar situation again by choosing his friends better.

When asked Saturday about that statement — and how it might be construed as a remark about the victim — Hill said: “That’s the very wrong way to look at it. I don’t blame (anybody) but myself. It’s my fault, and it’s my mistake. Nobody (can) live my life but me, so I just have to deal with it.”

The prosecutor in the case, Payne County (Okla.) district attorney Laura Thomas, told The Star this week that her office repeatedly consulted the victim about the terms of Hill’s plea agreement, which will keep Hill out of jail and remove the incident from his record in August 2018 if he completes the terms of his suspended sentence.

“I’m most definitely appreciative of everything, really just worked out,” Hill said, when asked about the victim’s consultation in his plea. “I made it to the NFL … well, I (haven’t) made it yet, I’m trying to make it to the NFL. So everything worked out how it was supposed to.”

Reid was asked if the club, which spoke to the district attorney about the case, would have been comfortable drafting Hill if that were that not the case. Reid repeated his belief that general manager John Dorsey and his scouting staff did their homework before the selection. Reid added the Chiefs’ vetting process has led to them saying “no” on some prospects before.

“That’s one reason we brought him up here — normally you want to make that part of the homework, part of the equation there,” Reid said. “We brought him up here, and had a chance to meet him, and have him mingle around. Our players were here at that time, so that was a positive thing.”

The Chiefs’ rookie transition program will be June 22-24, along with the rest of the AFC teams. Reid didn’t provide any details on the Chiefs’ plan for the symposium, but the league requires domestic violence education to be a part of it.

“The league has a plan for it,” Reid said.　

Hill does not have much room for error. In addition to the terms of his deferred sentence, another domestic violence incident could lead the NFL to consider Hill a repeat offender, which means potential banishment from the league.

“I try not to think about all that,” Hill said. “The only thing I’m thinking of is doing my counseling, and playing football. That’s it. I’m just trying to be a better man and help this team. I try not to worry about all the social media talk. I deleted all of that.”

When Hill arrived on Friday, he spoke to chairman Clark Hunt, Reid and several teammates.

“The guys here welcomed me in like a brother, just like any other team,” Hill said. “It’s all love, everywhere you go. (They’re) making me feel comfortable, and that’s all I can really ask for.”

Hill said Reid told him that if he works hard, everything will be all right, while Hunt shook his hand and told him good luck.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...#storylink=cpy

rico · 05-08-2016, 01:09 PM

Well, at least he's not approaching this the way Mystikal and Silkk Tha Shocker would.

**notorious** · 05-08-2016, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

This pick is going to blow up in the Cheufs face.

Nah.

He will either succeed and the fans will take turns blowing him or he will fail and quickly fade in the wind like a stale fart.

staylor26 · 05-08-2016, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rico

Well, at least he's not approaching this the way Mystikal and Silkk Tha Shocker would.

**RNR** · 05-08-2016, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

I don't care if "he understands" ... Beating the shit out of your pregnant girlfriend is not just a lapse in judgment, it's a revelation of (lack of) character.

It's not like he pushed her or slapped her back or grabbed her/pulled her around, things that are believable as temporary bursts of anger that is atypical.

He punched her, repeatedly. He choked her. Those are not just "I lost it and need to work on my anger" things. Those are "I'm an asshole who abuses women habitually" things.

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Yeah beating up and choking a pregnant woman is more than a momentary lapse of judgment. What kind of pant load punches a pregnant chick in the stomach?

**LoneWolf** · 05-08-2016, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'll say it again: If an NFL player is on probation for domestic abuse, that player should not be eligible to play until the probation has ended.

If an NFL player has been convicted of domestic abuse, that player should be banned for life.

**** those guys.

Playing in the NFL and earning an NFL salary is a privilege, NOT a right.

Having a job in any industry and earning whatever that job pays is also a privilege. If it was a right, we would have a 0% unemployment rate.

Demonpenz · 05-08-2016, 03:03 PM

Run the ball in the End Zone and we don't care how dumb you are. We love Forrest Gump

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-08-2016, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TribalElder

Wonder what it takes to earn a no in the vetting process

I have a 30-year theory....

Squalor2 · 05-08-2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Danguardace

Starting Tyreek Hill threads are pretty pointless now. I think we know where most stand

A. Human Garbage should never play again.

or

B. The give him a second chance/forgiveness brigade.

I feel conflicted as my father did far worse than this guy ever did and I have been forced by the victim (my mother) to forgive him and involve him in my life. I guess it would it would be hypocritical of me to say banish him forever.

otooe?

Deberg_1990 · 05-08-2016, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefs1111

This. I still can't believe Clark signed off on this

He might not have. I doubt they run every daft pick and personnel decision by him first. If so, thats pretty micromanagement stuff.

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-08-2016, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

He might not have. I doubt they run every daft pick and personnel decision by him first. If so, thats pretty micromanagement stuff.

Clark Hunt is in the Chiefs "war room" on draft days. There's no chance that he didn't know about this player and his background.

Zero. None. Nada.

**Meatloaf** · 05-08-2016, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Clark Hunt is in the Chiefs "war room" on draft days. There's no chance that he didn't know about this player and his background.

Zero. None. Nada.

Yup, agree with you Dane. In fact, I thought I read something that Hunt was aware of "the situation" before they drafted the kid. What with all of the vetting that they did on this guy, it'd be hard to imagine that Dorsey didn't keep Clark in the loop on this stuff.

Deberg_1990 · 05-08-2016, 04:14 PM

Well, if Hunt signed off, it doesnt make me think any less of him. He obviously trusts his 'guys' 100%

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-08-2016, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Well, if Hunt signed off, it doesnt make me think any less of him. He obviously trusts his 'guys' 100%

This isn't about "trusting" Dorsey and Reid. Dorsey and Reid have absolutely no idea how this will play out and they're just hoping it is in their favor.

This is completely about trusting a man that violently abused his pregnant girlfriend and hoping he won't abuse another woman ever again or violate his probation.

Chief Northman · 05-08-2016, 04:38 PM

After listening to Tyreek Hill's interview at camp it is obvious that Dorsey puts little to no value in Wonderlic scores. This guy couldn't pass grade 9 let alone go to college to earn a "degree".

Dumb as ****.

**mdchiefsfan** · 05-08-2016, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Surprised it took an hour for Dane to show up.

05-08-2016, 10:25 AM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3914454	Tyreek Hill says he understands criticism: ‘It’s my fault, and it’s my mistake’ Since the Chiefs selected Tyreek Hill with the 165th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft, the reaction in Kansas City has ranged from outrage to concern and more. But Hill on Saturday said he understands why he is receiving criticism. He pleaded guilty last August to domestic abuse by strangulation of his pregnant girlfriend and received a three-year suspended sentence. “Oh yes sir, no doubt, no doubt,” Hill said, while addressing reporters at the start of the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp. “Those fans have every right to be mad at me, because I did something wrong, I let my emotions get the best of me. and I shouldn’t have did it. They have every right to be mad. “But guess what? I’m (about) to come back and be a better man, be a better citizen, and everything will take care of itself, and let God do the rest.” Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said he understood why selecting Hill, a returner and receiver, caused such a strong reaction. “No, I completely understand — I’m sensitive to the situation,” Reid said. “I get it … I’ve talked to women on the other side of this. I’m very sensitive to that.” Reid again mentioned that his wife, Tammy, has been active aiding domestic violence causes since he became a NFL head coach. When asked what his wife thought about the decision to select Hill, Reid said Hill’s efforts to better himself played a role in her acceptance. Hill had to complete a domestic-abuse evaluation, an anger-management course and a year-long batterer’s program as part of his sentence, and will continue to undergo counseling in Kansas City. “Counseling was a big part of it — is he willing to go and do that,” Reid said. “That step is huge. To actually admit you were wrong … a lot of people won’t do that, they just won’t go there. On top of that, to try to fix yourself, and make it right, to her, those are valuable, valuable steps.” Hill, who was arrested in December 2014 in Stillwater, Okla., and dismissed from Oklahoma State the same month, said he struck and choked the victim, then two months pregnant, according to a transcript of his plea hearing obtained Tuesday by The Star. The victim, who gave birth to Hill’s child, has been unavailable for comment since Hill was drafted. “I — I did something that — I did something that I shouldn’t have done that night, which was I just let my feelings take — take control of me,” Hill told associate district judge Stephen Kistler in August 2015. “I wasn’t thinking. I just — I just reacted and hit her, choked her. I’m real sorry for that.” Following his selection by the Chiefs on April 30, Hill was asked what he had learned. He originally said he’d try to avoid a similar situation again by choosing his friends better. When asked Saturday about that statement — and how it might be construed as a remark about the victim — Hill said: “That’s the very wrong way to look at it. I don’t blame (anybody) but myself. It’s my fault, and it’s my mistake. Nobody (can) live my life but me, so I just have to deal with it.” The prosecutor in the case, Payne County (Okla.) district attorney Laura Thomas, told The Star this week that her office repeatedly consulted the victim about the terms of Hill’s plea agreement, which will keep Hill out of jail and remove the incident from his record in August 2018 if he completes the terms of his suspended sentence. “I’m most definitely appreciative of everything, really just worked out,” Hill said, when asked about the victim’s consultation in his plea. “I made it to the NFL … well, I (haven’t) made it yet, I’m trying to make it to the NFL. So everything worked out how it was supposed to.” Reid was asked if the club, which spoke to the district attorney about the case, would have been comfortable drafting Hill if that were that not the case. Reid repeated his belief that general manager John Dorsey and his scouting staff did their homework before the selection. Reid added the Chiefs’ vetting process has led to them saying “no” on some prospects before. “That’s one reason we brought him up here — normally you want to make that part of the homework, part of the equation there,” Reid said. “We brought him up here, and had a chance to meet him, and have him mingle around. Our players were here at that time, so that was a positive thing.” The Chiefs’ rookie transition program will be June 22-24, along with the rest of the AFC teams. Reid didn’t provide any details on the Chiefs’ plan for the symposium, but the league requires domestic violence education to be a part of it. “The league has a plan for it,” Reid said.　 Hill does not have much room for error. In addition to the terms of his deferred sentence, another domestic violence incident could lead the NFL to consider Hill a repeat offender, which means potential banishment from the league. “I try not to think about all that,” Hill said. “The only thing I’m thinking of is doing my counseling, and playing football. That’s it. I’m just trying to be a better man and help this team. I try not to worry about all the social media talk. I deleted all of that.” When Hill arrived on Friday, he spoke to chairman Clark Hunt, Reid and several teammates. “The guys here welcomed me in like a brother, just like any other team,” Hill said. “It’s all love, everywhere you go. (They’re) making me feel comfortable, and that’s all I can really ask for.” Hill said Reid told him that if he works hard, everything will be all right, while Hunt shook his hand and told him good luck. Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...#storylink=cpy
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