Tyreek Hill Trolls Noah Lyles After He Backs Out of Race Over ‘Personal Reasons’

There’s no question that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is one of the fastest players in the NFL — a title he’s held throughout his career. But how does that speed compare to professional track athletes and Olympic sprinters? That’s what was supposed to be determined this weekend in New York City.

Since the Paris Olympics, an ongoing competitive rivalry has brewed between Hill and Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles, who is widely regarded as one of the fastest track stars in the world.

The two had planned a highly anticipated race, set to take place this weekend as part of a major event in New York. However, just days before the showdown, Lyles pulled out on Tuesday, citing “personal reasons.”

We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend,” Lyles said, according to the New York Post. “Unfortunately there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn’t come to pass, but we were full on. We were gonna have a big event, we were going to shut down New York Times Square and everything, we were gonna have all the billboards for the event, it was going to be a lot of fun.”

Hill recently competed in a 100-meter race over the weekend against other track athletes and won with an impressive time of 10.15 seconds — a notable feat considering he hasn’t raced competitively since his college days.