Tyreek Hill describes the police stop in front of the stadium before the Miami Dolphins game

MIAMI — Tyreek Hill believes police probably would have shot or arrested him during a “zero-to-100” altercation if he hadn't been a famous football player, the Dolphins star said Monday.

The wide receiver was on his way to the Dolphins' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday when Miami-Dade police stopped him right outside Hard Rock Stadium, handcuffed him and placed him facedown on the sidewalk.

“If I wasn't Tyreek Hill, God knows, the worst that could happen is I would have been shot or incarcerated” and “ended up behind bars, you know, for a simple speeding ticket,” Hill told NBC News.

“And it’s crazy that officials would go that far.”

The Miami-Dade Police Department launched an internal investigation and at least one officer was taken off the street in the wake of the confrontation, which was captured on video and widely shared on social media.

Hill insists he cooperated with police, rolled down his window and presented his identification. He said he was not in a rush because he was in the shadow of Hard Rock Stadium and had no reason to be nervous or in a rush.

“It just went from 0 to 60, man, from the moment those guys pulled up behind me and knocked on my window, it went from 0 to 60 immediately,” Hill said, adding that he called team security from the car.

A police union representative said Hill was to blame for not cooperating with police officers “immediately.”

The police department declined to comment on the union's report, saying officers must wait until the internal investigation is complete before publicly discussing the incident.

Hill was charged with reckless driving and driving without a license, said his agent Drew Rosenhaus.

Hill, 30, thanked his teammates — tight end Jonnu Smith and defensive lineman Calais Campbell — who drove by, saw him being held down and stopped to help.

Campbell was handcuffed even though he was standing off to the side, Hill said. The highly respected 38-year-old Campbell is a former winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

“When I saw Jonnu and Calais arrive, I didn't feel alone anymore,” Hill said. “They ended up handcuffing Calais because he was only 6'1″, I think. But it was crazy. It was crazy how the same cop that arrested me handcuffed Calais for just standing on the side of the road.”

Ultimately, Hill said, he was glad that no one was hurt or anything worse happened.

“This officer was really on a power trip,” he said. “He felt like he just had to do something that day, you know. But like I said, I'm glad no one was hurt.”

Hill is one of the most famous playmakers in professional football.

His 77 career touchdown catches rank him fifth among active players and 36th all-time, just behind No. 35 DeAndre Hopkins (78) and former players Harold Carmichael and Charley Taylor, who are tied with 79. Carmichael and Taylor are both in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The incident did not appear to affect Hill's performance on the field in Sunday's season opener, as he caught seven passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in Miami's 20-17 victory.

Late in the third quarter, with the Jags leading 17-7, they faced a first-and-10 pass at the Miami 20-yard line and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made a slant pass to Hill at the Dolphins 46-yard line.

Hill then raced past two Jaguars defenders and completed the electrifying 80-yard touchdown that kicked off Miami's comeback.

Hill put his hands behind his back and pretended to be handcuffed while his teammate Jaylen Waddle walked up to him and led him away as if he were the arresting officer.

“You have to learn to laugh and have fun,” he said. “Man, when people think you're in a bad situation or you're at a low point, I always try to find the good in every situation. That's how I can stay so strong-willed as a young man, well, a young black man.”

He said he was also grateful that his pregnant wife, Keeta, was not in the car.

Under normal circumstances, she would have gone along. But on Sunday, she was running late and decided to go to the stadium alone, it is said.

“I am so relieved that she is not [there]because if they had tried to pull my wife out of the car, God knows what would have happened [have] happened,” Hill said. “I'm glad she wasn't in the car.”

Jesse Kirsch reported from Miami and David K. Li from New York City.