As the Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up Day 2 of training camp, WR Tyreek Hill turned his attention to another potential footrace against a speedy competitor.
Olympics track and field legend Usain Bolt was a guest this Thursday on the Pat MacAfee Show talking about his Olympic history. During the interview, he recalled having a conversation with Hill. The Jamaican track and field champion told an interesting story about the two before Bolt took his try at running in the NFL Combine.
”Me and Tyreek Hill got into it because he’s a Gatorade-sponsored athlete also, so we got into it one time,” said Bolt. “We were sitting down, and we were talking. He was like how he could take me, and he was talking, ‘blah blah blah,’ but then I went to the combine one year, and if you go on the internet right now, I ran a 4.22 in my sweats and some shoes. I told Tyreek, ‘You got no chance!’”
The video of Bolt running a 4.22 does exist from the 2019 Super Bowl weekend. Hill ran an explosive 4.29 during his pro day ahead of the 2016 NFL draft by comparison.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ADoySgg-njI
McAfee continued to fan the flames of a possible rivalry with Hill by continuing to bring up their linked history.
“One primetime game, they were talking about Tyreek Hill’s speed; it was like either his rookie year a second year,” McAfee said. “It was a primetime game, and they put him running next to you on the track. They were like the start, it was a 200 I believe, look the start there the same, and then you pulled away towards the end, but they were trying to showcase Tyreek speed, and I think a lot of us were like, we got a guy that can maybe catch Usain Bolt in the NFL.”
Hill was able to catch wind of Bolt’s comments and immediately requested a matchup with the all-time great track and field star.
Line up then stop hiding 🥴 https://t.co/0hxWiuZe6n
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) July 29, 2021
Hill seems to think that the former Olympian has been avoiding an actual race with him. It begs the question of whether a race between the two speedsters will ever happen? Only time will tell when it comes to a race between these two titans of their respective sports. It sure would be fun to watch Bolt lace up the cleats and face off with Hill.
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