Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill and Olympic track and field legend Usain Bolt continue to feud over who is the fastest.
The gamesmanship of the two speedsters was dormant through the regular season after it first popped up during the 2021 NFL offseason. Bolt suggested that they each put up a prize in a race, Bolt an Olympic Gold Medal and Hill a Super Bowl ring. Now, Bolt has used recent events during 2022 Pro Bowl week as ammunition for another playful jab.
Hill lost a friendly race earlier in the week during the Pro Bowl to Dallas Cowboys rookie Micah Parsons, Browns RB Nick Chubb and Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs. The race was a highlight of the skills showdown, but it wasn’t exactly the most serious competition.
Hill again challenged Bolt to a race during his appearance at the NHL all-star game in Las Vegas over the weekend. Bolt pointed to the results of the Pro Bowl race as he reminded a fan on Twitter of where he believes he measures up against Hill if they were to meet on the track.
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) February 6, 2022
The All-Pro receiver had a career season in 2021 with 111 catches for 1,329 yards and nine touchdowns. He earned his latest trip to the Pro Bowl following an impressive postseason in which he scored a touchdown in all three games.
Hill ironically has already faced off with an Olympian in his life, and it didn’t end well. He opened up about an encounter with world-class track star Andre De Grasse earlier in the week while speaking with NFL Media.
Has Tyreek Hill ever lost in a race?? 👀
Well, this one time in high school he was beat by someone named Andre De Grasse (@De6rasse) 😏🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/vDZIQVZ4aF
— NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) February 3, 2022
“Have I ever lost in a race,” Hill pondered during Pro Bowl practice? “I have lost in a race. Probably when I was a senior in high school when I went to Catalina, Spain, and raced in the Junior Olympics, I raced against this dude named Andre De Grasse, I believe. He looked just like Drake, crazy. I’m like, I’m fittin’ to beat this dude. The dude ran like a 10 (second) flat at a time I was running a 10.1. We raced, dude, blew my sneakers. He blew me out. It was crazy. After that, he had all my respect.”
De Grasse is a current Canadian Olympic national team member for track and field. Hill responded to Bolt’s shot on Twitter with a quote tweet of emojis indicating that he could be jokingly labeling himself as “washed up.” There still haven’t been any formal plans for a race yet, but Bolt did show that it is still on his mind after several months.
