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USA Today
6 hours ago
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- USA Today
Noah Lyles vs. Tyreek Hill race would be good for TV, but not competitive on the track
A few days after Xavier Worthy broke the NFL combine 40-yard dash record, USA TODAY Sports sarcastically asked the then-draft prospect if he thought he could beat Usain Bolt in the 40-yard dash. Bolt, the former Jamaican track and field superstar, eight-time Olympic gold medalist, and 100- and 200-meter world-record holder, effortlessly ran a 4.22 in the 40-yard dash in sweats and sneakers at the NFL Experience in 2019. Worthy clocked in with an NFL combine record-setting time of 4.21 at the 2024 NFL scouting combine. 'No,' Worthy answered when asked if he could beat Bolt. 'His 40 was in shoes and sweats. There's no comparison. I'm not even gonna disrespect him.' MORE: What is the fastest NFL combine 40-yard dash time? Worthy's honest assessment applies to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, too. Hill and Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles have playfully gone back and forth about competing against each other in a race. Their scheduled race was canceled in June due to what Lyles described as "complications" and "personal reasons." The race would've been good publicity for both athletes and brought more casual fans to the sport of track and field. But let's stop the charade. Hill is not in the same league as Lyles or any world-class sprinter when it comes to speed. Hill did beat Lyles' younger brother, Josephus, in a 100 prelim at the ATX Sprint Classic on Saturday with a wind-aided time of 10.10. Hill conveniently elected not to run in the final, where the top five finishers all ran sub-10 seconds (all times were wind-aided). Hill, who competed in track and field in college, has a personal best legal time of 10.15 seconds in the 100 meters. The Dolphins wideout would've placed ninth at the 2024 U.S. Olympic track and field trials if he equaled his record. Hill's top mark in the 60 is 6.64. His record in the 60 would've been good enough for eighth in the event at the 2025 U.S. Indoor track and field championships. Noah won a gold medal in the 100 at the Paris Olympics with a personal-best of 9.79. His lifetime best in the 60 is 6.43. Both times are comfortably ahead of Hill's all-time best marks. Furthermore, Noah's 10 best times in the 100 are sub-9.90. His top 10 times in the 60 are all 6.55 or better. All of which are faster than Hill's lifetime best in both events. The times don't lie. They reveal the obvious truth. Yes, the Noah Lyles vs. Tyreek Hill showdown would've been entertaining for sports fans. They are two of the biggest stars in their respective sports. But it wouldn't have been a competitive race. Hill is arguably the fastest person in the NFL (although Worthy might have something to say about that). Lyles currently holds the title of the fastest man in the world, having won the Olympic gold medal in the 100. They are marquee athletes, but there's a distinct difference between football speed and world-class track speed. Follow USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon on X @TheTylerDragon.
USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill beats Noah Lyles' brother, Josephus, in 100-meter dash
It may not have been the Lyles he had in mind, but Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill still took down a Lyles on the track. The Dolphins' star wideout showed up at the ATX Sprint Classic meet in Austin, Texas on June 28 to run in the 100-meter preliminary dash, in which he finished ahead of Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles' younger brother, Josephus Lyles, with a personal-best time of 10.10 seconds. Hill finished fourth among the seven-runner heat and 0.10 seconds behind Lawrence Johnson for first place. REQUIRED READING REA: Tyreek Hill is tired of Dolphins narratives: 'Time to change who we are' The ATX Sprint Classic is the second known organized race in a matter of weeks for the 31-year-old Hill, who won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.15 seconds at the Last Chance Sprint Series meet in Los Angeles, per NBC Sports. Noted by USA TODAY, the 10.15-second finish was a personal best for Hill. The five-time All-Pro First Team selection was scheduled to run against Noah Lyles, to determine who is the "fastest man in the world" but the race was canceled on June 16. According to USA TODAY, Noah Lyles said the race was canceled due to some "complications" and "personal reasons" that "it just didn't come to pass." Hill is set to enter his 10th season in the NFL, and fourth with the Dolphins. In nine seasons in the NFL, Hill has racked up 11,098 career receiving yards and 89 career touchdowns (including rushing touchdowns). The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
