It may not have been the Lyles he had in mind, but Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill still took down a Lyles on the track.
The Dolphins’ star wideout showed up at the ATX Sprint Classic meet in Austin, Texas on June 28 to run in the 100-meter preliminary dash, in which he finished ahead of Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles’ younger brother, Josephus Lyles, with a personal-best time of 10.10 seconds.
Hill finished fourth among the seven-runner heat and 0.10 seconds behind Lawrence Johnson for first place.
The ATX Sprint Classic is the second known organized race in a matter of weeks for the 31-year-old Hill, who won the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.15 seconds at the Last Chance Sprint Series meet in Los Angeles, per NBC Sports. Noted by USA TODAY, the 10.15-second finish was a personal best for Hill.
The five-time All-Pro First Team selection was scheduled to run against Noah Lyles, to determine who is the ‘fastest man in the world’ but the race was canceled on June 16. According to USA TODAY, Noah Lyles said the race was canceled due to some ‘complications’ and ‘personal reasons’ that ‘it just didn’t come to pass.’
Hill is set to enter his 10th season in the NFL, and fourth with the Dolphins. In nine seasons in the NFL, Hill has racked up 11,098 career receiving yards and 89 career touchdowns (including rushing touchdowns).
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