Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill agree to settle who’s faster with their legs, not their mouths

After jabbering about it since 2023, Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles announced they are going to race, but the speed freaks can’t say where and can’t say when. All we know is that the race won’t last long: Lyles’ personal best in the 100 meters is 9.81 seconds; Hill’s personal best in the 40-yard dash is 4.29 seconds. They’ve been trash talking since Lyles made an offhand comment about American sports leagues calling their annual winners “world champions” when it’s a big ol’ world. Hill took the bait when Kay Adams mentioned Lyles’ comment on the “Up & Adams Show” during Dolphins preseason camp in August, saying he’d beat Lyles in a race. In that light-hearted spirit, Lyles went to the written word Feb. 2 immediately after winning the 60 at the Indoor Grand Prix, holding a scrap of paper in front of his face that read, “Tyreek could never.” Hill responded by taking the challenge, saying he’s “got to do this for the guys that play my sport,” reminding folks that most NFL receivers “did run track at some point.” He waited a beat, then delivered the dagger: “And we can come and take over your sport at any moment if we really wanted to.” The time for talk eventually will end, and the race presumably will be scheduled during Lyles’ ramp-up to the USA outdoor track and field championships July 31.