Noah Lyles says race with NFL star Tyreek Hill will help 'keep track relevant'
Noah Lyles says his upcoming race with NFL star Tyreek Hill will help "keep track relevant" outside of the Olympics.
A little more than six months removed from winning an Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100 meter and claiming the title of "fastest man alive," American sprinter Noah Lyles is welcoming a new challenge this year: racing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
After trading barbs and trash talk for months, Lyles and Hill announced their intention to run against each other for real earlier this month. And Lyles is taking the opportunity seriously.
“I’m not here to play around,” Lyles told NBC News. “I’m dead serious about this. I’m going to bring everything I got for this.”
Lyles, 27, won gold in Paris with a thrilling finish in the 100 meter, defeating Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by a fraction of a second. Only eight days after the race, Hill — known as arguably the fastest receiver in the NFL — was asked on a podcast if he could beat Lyles in a race. He didn't hesitate to say yes.
The two have exchanged shots since. Lyles escalated the beef when he held up a "Tyreek could never" sign after winning the 60-meter race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb 2.
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