Tyreek Hill told jurors he is "ashamed" of how he spoke to Lakeeta Vaccaro but denied ever hurting her.

Testimony from the defendant in a civil damages case is his sworn account, the same as hers. Hill conceded the words on the home videos and denied the physical attacks. That is the line jurors now have to draw. A civil jury decides liability and damages. It does not convict anyone of a crime, and no criminal charge has been filed.

Hill, a free agent who formerly played wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs, returned to the witness stand Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, Court TV reported. Under cross-examination by Vaccaro's attorney, Jared Whaley, he said, "I already admitted to verbally abusing my wife, and I'm sorry for that. I'm sorry; like every day, I'm sorry for that." Pressed about the language heard on videos from inside their home that were shown to the jury, he said, "I'm not proud of that. I'm ashamed." Court TV reported the two married in 2023, were together about 18 months before filing for divorce, and share one child. An apology for words is an admission about words. It is not an admission to the physical abuse she alleges.

Vaccaro's lawyers accuse Hill of throwing her through a wall at their home. Court TV reported Hill admitted making the hole but testified that the door struck the wall while the two were struggling and he was trying to get away from her. Asked by his own attorney, Christi Bright, whether it was believable that he wrestled his wife for the 30 minutes she alleged, Hill answered, "It's not believable at all," and said, "I would never harm my wife in any way." When Whaley asked how he could evade NFL defensive backs but not his wife, Hill said, "I'm old. I'm 33 bro. I got back pains." He also acknowledged he had not been a good husband. The Miami Herald and Yahoo Sports also covered Friday's testimony. Hill's denial is his account. Vaccaro's testimony earlier in the week is hers. The jury weighs both.

ESPN reported that Vaccaro, the sister of former NFL safety Kenny Vaccaro, testified Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, for more than three hours on the first day of a civil assault-and-battery trial against Hill in Florida, and that the testimony is part of the couple's divorce. She is suing him for punitive and compensatory damages. Court TV reported the case is tied to the divorce, that Hill denies the allegations, and that he does not face criminal charges. ESPN reported his lawyers spent the cross-examination on inconsistencies in the January 2024 timeline, and that the cross-examination was set to continue Wednesday morning, Oct. 7. She testified that she declined to press charges after an earlier police response. That choice is hers. It is not a court finding about whether the conduct happened.

Vaccaro told the court the abuse she alleges started Jan. 10, 2024, in an argument over a postnuptial agreement Hill wanted her to sign and she refused, ESPN reported. She called a July 12, 2024 visit to Bristol, Connecticut, and ESPN's headquarters the worst of the incidents. She alleged that while she was pregnant he tried to punch her in the stomach, and that she blocked the punch with her hands. She also alleged he pulled her hair at the hotel on that trip. On Jan. 30, 2024, she alleged he threw or shoved an unlit cigar at her during another fight about the agreement. ESPN reported a police write-up from that day says Hill told officers he flicked a cigar toward her and that it never struck her, and that officers saw no marks beyond a pimple she already had and could not find the cigar. On Nov. 24, 2024, she alleged he spit in her face while she was nine months pregnant.

On April 7, 2025, she described an argument at the couple's Miami condominium that a nanny camera recorded, ESPN reported. A police report from that day said the argument never became physical and that she was in the process of filing for divorce. Court TV reported that Hill's lawyer told jurors officers who responded to disputes found no injury. That is an opening argument. It is not the jury's finding. ESPN reported that NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said Tuesday the allegations remain under review of the personal conduct policy. ESPN also reported that in 2014 another woman accused Hill of domestic violence, that he pleaded guilty, and that he completed three years of court-ordered probation. A finished probation term is a closed case. It is not proof in the Miami civil trial. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.