Mitch Albom, the author of the renowned book ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’, has a column in the Detroit Free Press. One of his published articles from 2000, titled ‘Sprinters First Run Their Mouths, Then Their Race’, had this line: “Ego grows with speed.” While it’s a bold statement, you can put it very well in the current scenario. What started as a challenge from Tyreek Hill to Noah Lyles has become a war of words. But you cannot get tired of it so soon. Nope! Why? Because the 2024 Paris Olympics 100m gold medalist has a response for the Dolphins’ WR.

Joining Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco on the Nightcap, on August 18th, Noah Lyles was asked what’s his reaction to all the trash talk between him and Hill. Guess what? He liked the question, it seems, just with the way he smiled. But he did not mince his words when he said, “In terms of being the villain and being the hero, I see myself as an anti-hero. Sometimes you’ve got to get your hands dirty. And sometimes you have to shoot for the stars.” Which one is he doing currently? By the recent back and forth between him and Tyreek, it seems he’s doing a bit of both.

For the lot of you not up to pace with this motormouth fest, we can give you a bit of a recap. The Phins’ wideout has a swagger with the way he always speaks his mind. Not thinking twice. So, after Lyles’ 100m gold medal sprint in Paris, Hill brought up a past comment where Noah said, “You know what hurts me the most is that I have to watch the NBA Finals and they have ‘world champion’ on their head. World champion of what? The United States?” Now, the problem is Lyles was not talking about the Super Bowl whatsoever in this statement. He was calling out the NBA. But, one thing led to another, the original speech got lost in too many circulations. And the Cheetah commented, “I could beat Noah Lyles.” 

If we talk about getting his hands dirty, Lyles did it by calling out the NBA champs. And as for the latter, he took his shot for the stars and landed on the podium in Paris. But the whole Hill thing is not sitting well with him. While Lyles did admit, “I love the banter, the energy, going back and forth,” he drew the line at people misinterpreting his words. He added, “We’re human; we make mistakes, but I try to do better.”

Well, better was only until he called out Hill! The sprinter accused Tyreek of “chasing clout” and said if Hill really wanted to race, he would have done it by now, unlike DK Metcalf, who won the 60-meter dash at the USA Track and Field Masters Indoor Championship with a time of 6.7 seconds last year.

Less than 24 hours after Lyles’ comments hit the airwaves, Tyreek Hill fired back once more! This is turning into a soap opera no one asked for but can’t seem to turn away from until the final play.

Tyreek Hill wants Noah Lyle to sign the contract!