On May 2, 2019, ESPN obtained a letter authored by Tyreek Hill’s attorneys and addressed to the NFL in an attempt to explain and defend himself following the release of audio recordings by KCTV5 last week. Let’s take a moment to unpack this from a legal standpoint.
First, attorneys are held to a very high standard when it comes to authoring letters on behalf of their clients. They follow a very strict code of ethical conduct, which includes the fact that they won’t lie on behalf of their clients to the court. They certainly may paint facts in a light most favorable, but they cannot blatantly lie.