FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Opening statements were underway Thursday in the civil trial involving ex-Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and social media influencer Sophie Hall, who alleges she suffered a broken leg during football drills at his former Southwest Ranches home nearly three years ago.
Hall, 36, claims Hill battered and assaulted her during a June 2023 workout and was negligent, resulting in a fractured tibia that required surgery and the insertion of two screws.
Court records show she is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.
“The case from our perspective is about an aggressive act,” Hall’s attorney Jonathan Gdanski said during opening statements.
Gdanski told jurors Hall was not a professional athlete and was invited to Hill’s home after the two connected on social media in May 2023. He said the two met again on June 28 and began running offensive line-style drills.
Hall’s attorney says she was instructed to rush toward Hill, 32, during the drill and made contact, which initially pushed him backward.
“What happened was Sophie Hall, this woman, moved him back,” Gdanski said. “They giggled, they laughed.”
The plaintiff’s attorneys allege that after Hill was “humiliated” in front of friends and family, he switched positions and forcefully shoved Hall, causing the fracture.
“Before anything else, at the force that Sophie felt from Tyreek coming at her, she is in excruciating pain,” Gdanski said.
Hall’s legal team said she later underwent surgery and presented X-rays to jurors showing the extent of the injury.
Hill’s attorneys dispute that version of events, arguing Hall tripped over a dog at his and that the fall — not any contact with Hill — caused her injury.
“As he goes around, she steps on the dog and goes down on her knee,” Hill’s defense attorney Rob Horwitz said in opening statements.
The defense also argued Hall voluntarily participated in the drills and understood they involved physical contact.
Attorneys said Hall remained at Hill’s home for three days after the incident and did not seek immediate medical attention until returning to her Tampa-area residence.
Hall took the stand following opening statements and is expected to continue testifying as she pursues damages in the case.
Testimonies are scheduled to continue at 9:45 a.m. Friday.
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