Tyreek Hill Takes Massive Shot at Noah Lyles After Backing Out of Race
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The long-awaited race between Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill and gold medal Olympian Noah Lyles has officially been called off. Lyles spoke to reporters on Monday, revealing the race was called off.
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"We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend," Lyles said. "Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass.
Lyles revealed the race was off due to some "complications" and "personal reasons." Despite his reasoning, Hill took to social media to take a massive shot at the Olympic star.
. @LylesNoah after seeing me run the 100m last weekend pic.twitter.com/FionU2x3Mx — Ty Hill (@cheetah) June 17, 2025
Hill revealed a mashup of Lyles' face on the well-known Homer Simpson meme of the cartoon character retreating into the bushes. The post also reads:
"@LylesNoah after seeing me run the 100m last weekend."
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 27: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins runs on the field before playing the Arizona Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Dolphins...
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 27: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins runs on the field before playing the Arizona Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Dolphins Tyreek Hill has reignited fued with Olympic Gold Medalist Noah Lyles. MoreMore news: Adam Schefter Reveals Shocking Update on Browns, Shedeur Sanders
Hill is referencing the recent 100-meter dash that he participated in on June 13. Hill posted the results on his social media, revealing that he ran a 10.15-second time.
Went for a lil jog today ☺️ pic.twitter.com/hGNxufzamX — Ty Hill (@cheetah) June 14, 2025
Following the ridiculously fast time, Hill also held up a sign that read, "Noah Lyles could never."
Both outstanding athletes have taken barbs at one another on social media since 2024, and the weekend of June 19 was supposed to be the time that the pair lined up. However, that will not come to pass.
What is interesting is that Lyles recently ran his fastest 100 meters at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He posted a personal best of 9.79 seconds to walk away with the gold medal.
Lyles would have easily beaten Hill with that time if the pair had lined up, but it could be that the Olympian is not in race shape. The next Olympics will not take place until 2028 in Los Angeles, California.
Hill, on the other hand, has made it a point to showcase that he has been practicing for his big race. Posting a 10.15-second time is certainly impressive.
Hill is also set to start training camp for the Dolphins in the coming weeks, so he might not have a chance to race Lyles until the offseason. Either way, the world is not going to see an Olympian versus the "NFL's fastest player" anytime soon.
Timeline of Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill Challenge
The beef between Lyles and Hill began when Lyles called out NBA teams for referring to themselves as "world champions" back in 2023. The comments about the USA champions calling themselves world champions drew the ire of many professional athletes.
Following the perceived disrespect, Hill stated he could beat Lyles in a race in 2024, leading to the Olympian responding that he doesn't even know who the famous NFL player is.
After months of back and forth, the race between Lyles and Hill was meant to happen in June 2025. Now, it is canceled moving forward.
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