The two world-class athletes participated in a back and forth for some time before they told People Magazine in February that they had agreed to race each other.
Hill boasts 4.29 speed dating back to his 40-yard dash at West Alabama’s pro day ahead of the 2016 draft and regularly runs aways from NFL defenders, while Lyles is a three-time Olympic medalist who currently holds the title of “world’s fastest man” thanks to taking gold in the 100-meter dash at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Although Hill won’t have a chance to wrest that title away from his cross-sport rival, he did show up for a race over this past weekend, winning the 100-meter dash at the Last Chance Sprint Series prelims with a time of 10.15 seconds. He then held up a sign reading “Noah could never,” echoing Lyles’ “Tyreek could never” sign the sprinter displayed in February after placing first in a 60M final at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
Lyles, of course, could match that speed and more; his top-10 personal bests in official 100M races all clock in at 9.88 or better, and his personal record stands at 9.79, accomplished during his aforementioned Olympic triumph.
Hill nonetheless remains a showman, both for his impressive 100M time as a 31-year-old NFL player and for fanning the flames of this feud even as a hopeful race against Lyles has been called off.
