Paris Olympics: ‘Fastest Kid’ in America, Tyreek Hill Makes Huge Claim Months Before Noah Lyles’ Bid for Ultimate Glory

The Super Bowl is over, the NFL scouting combines are on, and the football fields are desolate right now. For those who still need to feel an adrenaline rush, fans can always tune in to the upcoming Paris Olympics starting a couple of months from now in July. USA track and field athlete Noah Lyles has a shot at gold in the 100 and 200-meter categories. But what if it was Tyreek Hill in place of Lyles?

The Miami Dolphins wide receiver appeared in the Punch Line Podcast with Marlon Humphry and talked a bit about his track career before entering the NFL. He sure thinks that he can make an impact on the upcoming Olympics if it weren’t for the NFL.

Tyreek Hill is all about confidence

Marlon Humphrey kicked off the conversation and started talking about track and brought up Tyreek Hill’s past. The Ravens CB asked Hill whether he would be in the Olympics if he kept on with his track and field journey. The Dolphins WR was quick to jump the gun and said that he would be one of the best out there coming from the USA.

“I would have been the fastest man in the USA,” said Tyreek Hill as Humphrey tried to confirm whether it would be 100 or 200 meters. For some reason, Tyreek Hill thinks that he can do better in a 200-meter sprint rather than a 100-meter sprint. Hill mentioned that it had to do with his “angles”. He joked around and said that his wife tells him that he “jukes” when he’s sleeping.

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Hill gave credit to his coach in high school coach whom he called Uncle Hill and said that they “would just go out and talk”. Surprisingly, Hill didn’t train for track and field in high school but still became High School Athlete of the Year in 2012. That’s because he thought that he was already the “fastest kid in the state”. That’s because his coach didn’t want to put unwanted pressure on him. According to some reports, his season-best was 100m was 10.19 seconds, and for 200, it was 20.14 seconds. So, could he still beat Noah Lyles?

Tyreek Hill in an alternate universe

While Tyreek Hill is one of the fastest ball carriers in the NFL, pegging him for the fastest man in the USA would come as a challenge with Lyles in the picture. The Bronze winner ran 100 meters in 9.83 seconds, 150 in 14.56 seconds (3 of all time), and 200 meters in 19.31 seconds. Hence, he is a bit faster than Tyreek Hill.

However, a second delay makes a whole lot of difference in any kind of speed-oriented sport. With these numbers, there is no doubt that Tyreek Hill could have been a respectable name in the track and field events and could very well represent the USA. That is if he pursued the sport fully focused. For him, football might have been where he belonged.

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