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TMZ Sport obtained dashcam material from Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins‘recent traffic stop … showing police ordering Cleveland Browns receiver to destroy a suspected marijuana joint on camera.
As we previously reported, Higgins and teammate Jedrick Wills wash quoted for drag racing in Ohio Tuesday around 9:30 p.m.
In a video of Higgins’ traffic stop … you can see a Westlake PD officer asking the 26-year-old about his car smelling like weeds.
The player told officers he had smoked in the car the previous day … but in a video it can be seen that one of the cops says he found a joint in Higgins’ pocket.
What happens next is crazy … one of the cops mentions that it can be uncomfortable for weeds. So it’s bad for the press. He orders the player to crush the joint with his foot and kick it into the sewer.
“You guys are celebrities around here, so you do not want it to hit the news, OK?” the officer said … adding that he only beat Higgins with a ticket for drag racing.
Higgins compiled throughout the stop … and even admitted to police that he was “better than that.”
As for Wills, his interaction with officers was much less eventful.
A police officer reprimanded the 21-year-old over the alleged racing … and Wills admitted that he and Higgins’ were just a headache. ‘
Both Higgins and Wills are due to appear in court later this month.
Brown head coach Kevin Stefanskimeanwhile spoke to reporters on Wednesday about the incident … and said the team will handle the situation internally.