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Tyreek Hill has earned a name for making bold claims and he's quite lived upto it. The Dolphins WR recently went on Robert Griffin III's podcast "RG3 and The Ones" made a bold claim, once again, of taking on Usian Bolt.
Tyreek Hill poked fun at the retire sprinter over his "out of shape" body and mentioned that he could beat the eight-time Olympic gold medallist on a 40-yard dash. Hill further mentioned he could even take on Bolt in a 60-meter race, if he trained his mind and body.
Here's the clip from the podcast:
Who would win a 40-yard race between Bolt and Hill?
This begs the question who will actually win in a 40-yard dash between Usain Bolt and Tyreek Hill.
A few years ago, a race between Usain Bolt and any non-professional sprinter would have been laughable. But today, well Bolt is now 37 and hasn’t race competively since 2017, he’s a father and has been enjoying his retirement.
Tyreek Hill, on the other hand is 29, in the prime of his athletic career and determined to prove everyone wrong. So there are reasons to give the Dolphins wideout a shot at shocking the world.
However, 11-time world sprinting champion Bolt did run the fastest 40-yard dash ever seen at the 2019 NFL combine at 4.22 secs. And he did it wearing sneakers and street clothes with no warmup.
Tyreek Hill’s fastest recorded 40-yard time is 4.29 secs at the 2016 NFL combine. There is no doubting the man nicknamed “Cheetah” speed but beating a living sprinting legend is a big ask.
If Usain Bolt has not completely let himself go and spent a little too much time sampling Jamaica's finest product, he should still be able to beat Hill comfortably over 40 yards.
Tyreek Hill and Usain Bolt's long history of exchanges
The internet went abuzz when Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt poked the “Cheetah” Tyreek Hill during his appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Bolt told a story about the time he challenged the Dolphins wide receiver to a race.
"Me and Tyreek Hill got into it, he was talking 'blah blah blah. But, then I went to the combine one year, and if you go on the net right now, I ran 4.22 in my sweats and some street shoes. I was like, 'Come on, Tyreek Hill. You got no chance!'"
Tyreek Hill reacted to Bolt’s story by immediately challenging the eight-time Olympic gold medal winner to a race via social media. Hill simply posted: "Line up then stop hiding."
The former Kansas City Chiefs WR further doubled down on his desire to race Bolt when talking to reporters at Chiefs training camp.
“Usain Bolt got out of the game for a reason right?” Hill told reporters on Friday. “He’s old, he’s washed up, and he can’t see me in 40 yards. Hundred-yard dash, yes, that’s what he do. But 40-yard dash, according to this, Usain Bolts, you cannot see me.”
