One of the lingering stories from the Paris Olympics has been the “feud” between Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill and 100-meter men’s gold medalist Noah Lyles.
When Lyles (correctly) said NFL Super Bowl champions are not “world champions,” Hill took exception. He came at Lyles by saying he could actually beat him in a race. Later, during an NBC Sports interview, Lyles trolled Hill, claiming he didn’t even know who the Dolphins playmaker was.
On Sunday morning, Hill circled back to some recent comments from Lyles challenging the receiver to a race as long as he’s “serious” about it and not just talking trash on the internet.
There’s one important caveat.
Hill set the parameters at 50 yards, not 100 meters, as everyone had initially assumed (and as Hill himself had maintained) while following this back-and-forth. Why, it’s almost as if he’ll only race Lyles under conditions he’s comfortable in — a 50-yard sprint would clearly favor/help a short distance-oriented professional football player:
"If he's serious about it, not just talking on the internet … if you're serious about it, you'll see me on track"
Noah Lyles says he is ready to race Tyreek Hill
(via @NightcapShow_)
pic.twitter.com/dL3S8aTteB— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 18, 2024
Sign the contract and lock in that 50 yard race …. https://t.co/b2I0QXojvU
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) August 18, 2024
Oh, come on.
I can’t lie. Hill coming back at Lyles while saying he’d race him for 50 yards is pretty weak. If he thinks he’s faster than the world-class sprinter, he’d race him at any distance, but especially 100 yards. Hill suggesting 50 yards is him leaning on his wheelhouse — the Dolphins’ speedster is known for turning on the jets in 50-yard bursts past helpless cornerbacks. And if he were to lose in 50 yards to Lyles, he could probably make the outcome look a lot closer than it should be.
But all of this was never the implicit discussion anyway. It just makes Hill look fearful of losing to Lyles.
Naturally, fans on Twitter called out Hill for suggesting a 50-yard race with Lyles.
50 yards…that’s cute. https://t.co/ai5a7wIcpF
— Khari D. Thompson (@kdthompson5) August 18, 2024
50 yards??? https://t.co/48ZfzVIu0A pic.twitter.com/3qIVJojdSB
— Alex Predhome (@Predamame) August 18, 2024
it changed from 100 to 50 already https://t.co/XHTfelCITQ
— MJ (@makjak) August 18, 2024
Hell nah you challenge a track athlete you run a track race dont be scared https://t.co/DMXsDtAIR8
— Katelyn Hutchison (@kxnaomi) August 18, 2024
I see what you doing by making it 50 yards https://t.co/EXLNv8POPw
— Diante Lee (@DianteLeeFB) August 18, 2024
He knows Lyles will gap him like crazy in a 100m race, coward https://t.co/8H2lPzZiot pic.twitter.com/8xXg9LdjHe
— Ricardo (@rickymniz7771) August 18, 2024
Elite Goal post moving https://t.co/djFeyP4Q5K
— The 4 Man Rush (@4ourmanrush) August 18, 2024
