This past Friday, Miami Dolphins wide receiver, Tyreek Hill, perpetuated his ongoing rivalry with United States Olympian, Noah Lyles, after winning a California track event.
At 31-years-old, the wideout posted a 10.15 second 100 meter dash. For comparison, this time would have put Hill in seventh place at the 2012 London Olympics.
“Let’s make one thing clear: Hill returning to track at 31 years old and throwing down a time that wouldn’t look out of place at the world championships is an outrageously impressive achievement and a strong reminder that all your favorite NFL players are simply mutants when compared to 99.9% of the population,” wrote Jack Baer for Yahoo Sports.
10.15 was a personal best time for Hill, who has not been officially timed in a track event since 2014. However, it isn’t his freakish speed that is making headlines, it’s what he said after the race that’s turning heads.
“Noah could never,” Hill said to the camera after seeing his time.
This has some of the internet up in arms, mostly because, quite frankly, Noah has.
The Feud With Noah Lyles, U.S. Gold Medalist
Noah Lyles won his first gold medal last summer at the Paris Olympics. He barely edged out the competition, crossing the finish line first in a three-way photo finish. But it was his comments before that event that many NFL fans may remember.
In 2023, Lyles went on a rant about the term ‘world champions’. He questioned why the four major sports in the USA use this term to refer to their champions, claiming they are not actually competing on a world stage as he is.
Lyles then made several passes at Hill, including holding up a sign that read “Tyreek could never” earlier this year after winning his fourth straight 60 meter final.
“That’s why I’m the world’s fastest. … I did at the Olympics. I do it at world championships. I do it wherever it’s needed to be done. And if I gotta go down and, you know, beat up on Tyreek to prove that I’m the world’s fastest, then it’s gonna be done,” Lyles said in February.
Hill hasn’t taken lightly to the challenge, and although it remains all in the name of competition, Hill has taken his fare share of jabs back at the runner.
“This has been an ongoing thing for quite some time now, and I mean, everybody’s seen the back and forth on social media,” Hill said. “I’ve been very adamant to show people what real, true speed looks like.”
Mike McDaniel’s Comments On Hill’s Track Training
Some Dolphins fans aren’t stoked to see their injured front man out and about competing in semi-professional track meets. Hill has undergone two wrist surgeries this offseason, the second of which took place in May. All reports coming out of camp say that Hill is progressing nicely, but his football catching activity has been extremely limited.
For that reason, head coach Mike McDaniel was questioned about his opinion on his star receivers side quests.
“I know for a fact he is training for football,” McDaniel said. “If he wants to run in a straight line against someone and utilize football training, sweet. So I know for a fact he’s not training for track. Good luck. Don’t know who he’s racing.”
