{"id":25378,"date":"2025-02-12T04:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T04:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25378"},"modified":"2025-02-12T04:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T04:44:24","slug":"tyreek-hill-sends-2-word-message-to-lionel-messi-as-48-billion-corp-unites-miami-superstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25378","title":{"rendered":"Tyreek Hill Sends 2-Word Message to Lionel Messi as $48 Billion Corp Unites Miami Superstars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Yes, the Super Bowl was a distant dream for many teams, but that didn\u2019t mean people were going to miss this historic clash.\u00a0<strong>Miami\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Dolphins<\/strong>\u00a0star WR\u00a0<strong>Tyreek Hill<\/strong>\u00a0was among the stars who showed up. It must\u2019ve been hard for him to witness the game he wished he could\u2019ve been a part of. I mean, there was a time when he won the same Lombardi alongside his mate\u00a0<strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>. But this time, all he could do was support him from afar. There were a lot of sports icons who gathered for the\u00a0<strong>Chiefs<\/strong>, so unexpected interactions were bound to happen. And for Hill, one of those moments involved meeting a true legend.<\/p>\n<div id=\"scroll-1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Yes, the Chiefs\u2019 support was booming with big names like Taylor Swift, Paul Rudd, Pete Davidson, and many others. But the one who caught Tyreek Hill\u2019s attention was none other than Inter Miami\u2019s star,\u00a0<strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong>. WOW! We really don\u2019t think there was anyone in the stadium with a fan base bigger than him. And Tyreek was one of those fans who was simply blessed to meet the legend. In a recent IG story, he even posted a picture hugging Messi and wrote a two-word message: \u201c<em>THE GOAT.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"scroll-2\">\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Tyreek wasn\u2019t the only one who got the chance to meet the legend\u2014Messi also met the Mahomes family.\u00a0<strong>Randi Mahomes<\/strong>\u00a0posted a picture on her IG, hugging Messi and smiling. Even after the Chiefs lost the game, his presence was a reason to smile. Come on, he\u2019s been through more defeats in his career than Patrick Mahomes ever has. But the most heartfelt moment? When Patrick\u2019s half-sister,\u00a0<strong>Zoe Mahomes<\/strong>, met THE GOAT. By the way, she\u2019s into soccer too, so obviously, she was crying tears of joy after meeting him. Zoe\u00a0even posted a picture\u00a0with Leo, and her caption read, \u201c<em>Dream come true! Thank you, God!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-posts-new_related-posts-es__dppnO\" data-source=\"false\">\n<div class=\"related-posts-new_container-div__f8NIV\">\n<h3 class=\"related-posts-new_title-text__iTXed\">Philadelphia Weather Forecast: Expected Weather Ahead of Eagles\u2019 Super Bowl Parade Following School\u2019s Closure Announcement<\/h3>\n<div class=\"related-posts-new_icon-div__ZsPSG\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">The funniest moment of the night came when\u00a0<strong>Tyreek Hill<\/strong>\u00a0met Messi\u2019s son, Mateo. Mateo was rocking a\u00a0<strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>\u00a0jersey when Hill walked up to him. With a smile, Hill asked, \u201c<em>Who\u2019s your favorite player?<\/em>\u201d Mateo, knowing the situation, cheekily responded, \u201c<em>You.<\/em>\u201d Lionel laughed, Hill laughed, and they all knew Mateo was just playing along. The kid was caught red-handed, but hey, he knew how to keep the moment fun. But that brings up an interesting question\u2014why was he there in the first place? Was it simply because his son loves the\u00a0<strong>Chiefs<\/strong>, or was there something bigger behind his presence? Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">The $48 billion sportswear giant made its presence felt in a big way at the Super Bowl. Soccer legend Lionel Messi was at the event in New Orleans with his family and friends, cheering on Patrick Mahomes from an Adidas suite. Leo arrived in style, rocking Adidas sweats and an unreleased pair of Messi x Adidas Superstar 82 sneakers. It wasn\u2019t just about watching the game\u2014his presence was a statement, a reminder of Adidas\u2019 dominance in the sports world. And rightfully so, given that Messi holds a lifetime contract with the German sportswear brand, reportedly worth $1 billion (\u00a3788m).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Tyreek Hill also shared an IG story with Messi and\u00a0<strong>Micah Parsons<\/strong>, writing, \u201c<em>Adidas family.<\/em>\u201d Hill, along with Leo, Parsons,\u00a0<strong>Anna Hall<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Darius Slayton<\/strong>, recently featured in an Adidas advert, which carried the caption, \u201c<em>From the adidas family cookout to the Big Game,<\/em>\u201d proving the brand\u2019s reach across multiple sports. Messi\u2019s presence at a major U.S. sporting event is rare, but Adidas\u2019 massive deal with him seems to be changing that. While\u00a0he\u2019s been the face of Adidas\u00a0for years, the brand has been more aggressive in marketing him beyond soccer since his move to Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dom-traversal_domPTag__RMrin\">Yes, Messi overshadowed Tyreek\u2019s buzz in Miami. As the highest-paid athlete in the city, he instantly took the spotlight. But he didn\u2019t arrive alone\u2014he brought his longtime Barcelona teammates and current Inter Miami stars\u00a0<strong>Luis Su\u00e1rez<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jordi Alba<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Sergio Busquets<\/strong>. The Super Bowl wasn\u2019t just a battle on the field\u2014it became a superstar meetup, uniting legends from different sports under one roof and further strengthening Adidas\u2019 dominance on the global sports stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, the Super Bowl was a distant dream for many teams, but that didn\u2019t mean people were going to miss this historic clash.\u00a0Miami\u00a0Dolphins\u00a0star WR\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u00a0was among the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tyreek Hill Sends 2-Word Message to Lionel Messi as $48 Billion Corp Unites Miami Superstars - 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