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“Need to Babysit Millionaires”: Tyreek Hill’s Alleged Misjudgement Gets Called Out by NFL Veteran

Published 06/23/2023, 8:51 AM EDT

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Tyreek Hill has an argument to be the best WR in the entire NFL. While the Dolphins WR is incredibly talented and continues to blow away people with his mind-bending athletic prowess, his career so far has been far from smooth sailing. With his latest legal troubles, Tyreek Hill adds another item to his troublesome past record  and is rightfully getting called out for it. 

The recent alleged assault and battery charges involving Hill have once again brought to the forefront the need for professional sports organizations to take a more proactive role in managing their players ‘behavior’. The latest to call out ‘Cheetah’ on his troubling actions is none other than former NFL Star Marcellus Wiley. 

Marcellus Wiley throws harsh criticism at Tyreek Hill

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After Hill was allegedly involved in an altercation that ended with him hitting a mariner, the fears of the Dolphins front office have come to fruition. Over the years, the idle time in the middle of the offseason, right after the NFL Draft and prior to Training Camp, has been of major concern to several front offices. As Tyreek Hill becomes the latest to fall into the trap of misusing his free time, former Pro Bowler Marcellus Wiley had some harsh words for the WR. 

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“This is that time of year between the off-season programs and the starter training camps where your organization feels like they got to babysit. They gotta babysit millionaires, they gotta babysit adults, they got to babysit men who have kids of their own,” Willey said on his show. 

Wiley emphasized how organizations often feel the need to babysit their players, especially with their sudden exposure to publicity and wealth.  With the added free time, coaches and GMs have always been worried about the off-court lives of their players. As Tyreek Hill’s case continues to rile up the internet, this, unfortunately, adds another misdemeanor to the worrying past that the WR has had. 

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Hill’s troublesome history repeating itself

The news of Tyreek Hill’s alleged assault is certainly troubling, but it becomes just another comparatively mild misdemeanor to his pre-existing criminal record. As Wiley also pointed out on his show, Hill has had his fair share of run-ins with the law. In 2019, the WR was accused of child abuse and neglect by his ex-fianceé Crystal Espinal. But that’s not all. 

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While the previous case was eventually dismissed with both Hill and Espinal losing custody of their son, Hill’s misdemeanors earlier in life would lead to the WR getting booted from his college team, Oklahoma State. At the age of 20, Hill would be arrested and eventually plead guilty to charges of domestic abuse against Espinal. With the latest charges being pressed against Hill, it is a worrisome situation for the WR, who many hoped had left his dark past behind. 

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Armaan Gupta is an NFL Writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mass Media and Communication from a prestigious university. Gupta's love for football spans different leagues, from NFL to College Football to XFL.
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