Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles set to race
The race of the decade might finally be here — there’s just not a date yet.
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill will reportedly race Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles, according to People Magazine. A date has yet to be announced — just an ambiguous “sometime this Spring or Summer” timeline in an unknown location — yet the two have continued to trade trash talk. There even to seems a potential bet on the line.
“As long as we ain’t putting people’s mamas in it, I don’t care,” Hill told People. “We can go as far as far can be. We’re here for a good time.”
Added Lyles: “Everybody says that they’re gonna be the world’s fastest, but when it comes down to it, you gotta be the winner every time, each and every time, and every time I show up to the biggest moments, I win.”
The back-and-forth started in August when Hill said he could beat Lyles in a race shortly after the 2024 Olympics. It escalated Feb. 2 after Lyles won the 60-meter dash at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. It was his fourth straight. He subsequently walked off the track with a sign that read “Tyreek could never.”
“That’s why I’m the world’s fastest,” Lyles continued. “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.”
The length of the potential Hill-Lyles face off is still unclear. A 40-meter race would likely benefit Hill — “He already knew he was gonna lose that off the jump,” Dolphins standout said — while a longer one could favor Lyles.
“I did that not to embarrass you,” Lyles said. “I mean if it was 100 meters, it’d be a blowout, you know, we gotta meet in the middle.”
Who knows if this thing will actually happen but the people could certainly dream.
This story was originally published February 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM.
