Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill takes friendly jab at teammate Mecole Hardman’s speed

Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill roasted teammate Mecole Hardman on Twitter about his speed. But, everyone seems slow compared to Hill.

If there’s someone that knows a little something about speed, it’s Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who has been the NFL’s fastest player and makes defenders look silly on a weekly basis.

Hill had a little bit of fun on Friday at the expense of teammate and fellow receiver Mecole Hardman — on Hardman’s 23rd birthday, no less.

Hill tagged Hardman in a CBS Sports tweet asking who is the slowest wide receiver you’ve ever seen, a friendly jab at his teammate who isn’t exactly the slowest wideout in the NFL. But compared to Hill, everyone seems slow.

Obviously, Hardman is far from slow. His blazing 4.33 40-time and breakaway speed on the field says otherwise. In fact, Hardman has been criticized at times for his limitations as a receiver and being nothing other than a deep threat, something he doesn’t take kindly to.

“I can really run routes,” Hardman said, via ESPN, before Super Bowl LV.  “That kind of makes me mad when people say, ‘Oh, he’s just a deep ball threat.’ I literally can run routes very well. People don’t really see it because a lot of my routes are down the field. You’ve got Travis [Kelce] and Sammy [Watkins] and Tyreek [Hill] for all that other stuff. They can do everything across the board. I can really run routes really [well]. I get out of my breaks very well.”

While Hardman has seen limited playing time given the plethora of talent ahead of him — from Hill to tight end Travis Kelce to Demarcus Robinson — his deep-threat ability has been among the best in the NFL. In two seasons, Hardman has eight touchdown catches of at least 20 yards, which ranks second most in the league. That, with a limited snap count.

Hill and Hardman settled the question who is the fastest among them last offseason, where, to no one’s surprise, it was Hill that ultimately came out on top.

“Every day we find ways to better ourselves,” Hill said on Twitter last August. “Really enjoyed the competition level and the way we push each other. It’s all love.”

Hill continues to push Hardman, who is entering a pivotal offseason with the Chiefs. With Robinson and Sammy Watkins’ futures in Kansas City ahead of free agency, Hardman could find himself in a bigger role next season.