Tyreek Hill Agrees to Race Noah Lyles

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Anthony Goss | Last updated Feb 14, 2025 11:30 AM ET

Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill is not one to shy away from a challenge or any smack talk that comes with it. His most notable beef has not been one on the football field, but with an Olympic gold medalist instead.

For months since the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Hill and Team USA's Noah Lyles have traded jabs in regard to who is the faster man. Now, they will settle their differences with a race.

The two have a officially agreed to a race with a date, time, location and distance yet to be determined. However, it is rumored that the competition will take place sometime later this spring or into summer before Lyles competes in the U.S. Championships in July.

In their conversations with PEOPLE Magazine, both men are eager to compete against the other.

"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."

Hill, a former Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs, initially called out Lyles back in August. Things heated up when Lyles flashed a sign reading "Tyreek could never" after winning the 60-meter final at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix earlier this month.

"I think it speaks for itself," Lyles said. "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."

"That's why I'm the world's fastest," he 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."

Hill and Lyles may have beef now, but could potentially become teammates down the line for Team USA. Flag football will make its debut at the next Summer Olympics, an event that many NFL players have campaigned to participate in.

Even if the NFL star cannot beat the "fastest man on earth," his speed may be more than welcome back on the field when the games come to Los Angeles in 2028.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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