It’s not just that Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill is the fastest player in the NFL, and one of the fastest in pro football history. He would be dangerous enough were he just that fast in short bursts. The real problem with defending Hill is that once he goes from zero to sixty — and it doesn’t take him long to do it — is that he maintains that ridiculous speed as long as it’s required.
For all his amazing deep receptions throughout his career, Hill’s long speed may have never been more evident than it was on this unbelievable play with 8:45 left in the first half of Sunday night’s game between the Dolphins and the Los Angeles Chargers. Tua Tagovailoa handed the ball to running back Jeff Wilson Jr. Wilson fumbled the ball, there was a scrum, and Hill took the ball after it had been batted backward by left tackle Terron Armstead (an important point, as it turns out).
