The Indianapolis Colts found themselves in hot water following their initial video to announce the 2025 NFL schedule.
In the since-deleted video, the Colts revealed their upcoming schedule in the theme of a Minecraft parody involving Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill.
Within the video, the Colts "revealed the team's season opener against Miami with an image of a Dolphin wearing a No. 10 jersey and labeled 'Hill' swimming along before he is stopped by a Coast Guard boat with a blaring siren," per Stephen Holder of ESPN.
Immediately, it was taken as a jab at the incident that Hill was involved in last September when he "was dragged from his vehicle, taken to the ground and forcibly handcuffed," per Holder.
The Colts released an apology statement after removing the video, and it was reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter that the organization also reached out to Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to apologize.
Agent Drew Rosenhaus said Tyreek Hill just told him that he didn’t take the Colts’ schedule release post seriously and he thought it was funny. https://t.co/XVmicIp5eP
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 15, 2025
"We removed our schedule release video because it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip involving Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. We sincerely apologize to Microsoft and Tyreek," the team said in a statement Thursday via ESPN.