WATCH: NFL receiver Tyreek Hill clocks speedy time in his track return
The football star shows off his speed and potential over 60 metres
In his first race since 2014, Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill, who is widely considered one of the fastest players in the NFL, ran the 60m dash in the 25-29 age division on Saturday afternoon at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships in Louisville, Ky. Hill blew away the field and clocked a very respectable time of 6.70 seconds.
6️⃣.7️⃣0️⃣ for Tyreek Hill! @cheetah won the men’s 60m at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships 💥#USATF pic.twitter.com/2DVWzoeOqe
— USATF (@usatf) March 11, 2023
Hill, 29, got out of the blocks well and found himself with a sizeable lead within the first 30 metres. His time of 6.70 seconds ranks him as the 213th fastest man in the world over 60m this year.
He tweeted after the race, “Never racing again—they had me out there looking wild.”
The 2020 Super Bowl champion didn’t publicly announce his participation in the race until it was revealed on social media on March 10 that he was on the start list. Earlier in the week, Hill shared a video on Instagram of him practising on a starting block near his home in Miami. He captioned the video, “Felt good to put the spikes back on.”
In 2020, Hill expressed interest in qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after competing in Super Bowl LIV, which the Kansas City Chiefs won 31-20 over the San Francisco 49ers.
His personal best over 60m is 6.64 seconds from 2014. The 29-year-old represented Team USA in the 2012 World Junior Championships, earning a gold medal in the men’s 4x100m relay and an individual bronze in the 200m (20.54).
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