{"id":52134,"date":"2025-05-30T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52134"},"modified":"2025-05-30T03:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:00:31","slug":"the-cheetah-is-about-to-race-the-fastest-man-on-earth-and-his-head-coach-couldnt-care-less-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52134","title":{"rendered":"The Cheetah is about to race the fastest man on Earth\u2026 and his head coach couldn\u2019t care less \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The race between Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill could be happening sooner rather than later. Mike McDaniel has entered the chat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4 font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4 font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center md:mx-0 md:py-0 md:align-top lg:p-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row items-center justify-center gap-2.5\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-[120px] cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 text-nowrap rounded-2xl border border-solid border-tertiary px-2.5 py-0 font-secondary text-sm font-medium text-primary transition-all duration-300 ease-in hover:border-secondary\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mike-McDaniel-responds-to-Tyreek-Hill-Noah-Lyles-pending-race.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Tyreek Hill, Noah Lyles, Mike McDaniel\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0wrapped up their offseason program on June 12, but\u00a0Tyreek Hill is just getting warmed\u00a0up. A day after minicamp ends, the NFL star wideout will fly to Los Angeles\u00a0to shift gears from football\u00a0to sprinting, per TheSpun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-[300px]\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1928124442724426154&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fdolphins-mike-mcdaniel-responds-to-tyreek-hill-noah-lyles-pending-race&amp;sessionId=15974d6dc789c0018178eee74a292505013ad59b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1928124442724426154\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute bottom-0 h-20 w-full bg-gradient-to-t from-white dark:from-black\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"flex h-12 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-primary-accent px-5 py-3 font-secondary font-semibold text-primary-accent\">Expand Tweet<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[300px] md:min-h-[350px]\">\n<div id=\"content_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a race June 13,\u201d Hill said Wednesday. \u201cJust a little trial race to get in shape.\u201d While Hill kept the details vague, saying he\u2019ll run against \u201csome random guys,\u201d it\u2019s clear he\u2019s been eyeing something bigger: a race against Olympic champion Noah Lyles.<\/p>\n<p>Their highly anticipated sprint has been teased and delayed for years. Initially, Lyles shrugged off Hill\u2019s challenges. The two bantered back and forth on social media, with Hill pushing for a 40-meter dash and Lyles saying a 100-meter race wouldn\u2019t even be close. Eventually, they met in the middle, agreeing to a 60-meter race\u2014complete with starting blocks on a regulation track. The logistics were finalized in March 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[300px] md:min-h-[350px]\">\n<div id=\"content_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hill says he&#8217;s trimmed down to 183 pounds, close to his weight during his Kansas City days. The goal? Get lean, stay fast, and prove that football speed can match up with world-class sprinting. \u201cI\u2019ve been very adamant to show people what real, true speed looks like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins head coach\u00a0Mike McDaniel\u00a0couldn\u2019t care less about the footrace. When asked about Hill\u2019s side hustle as a sprinter, McDaniel kept it real. \u201c<strong>I have no idea, nor do I care<\/strong>,\u201d he said. \u201c<strong>As long as he doesn\u2019t train like a sprinter and still runs routes, that\u2019s cool.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McDaniel emphasized that Hill\u2019s focus should be on football, not fame. \u201cI\u2019m worried about practice and making sure that he aligns properly in formations before he runs routes and doesn\u2019t catch the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[100px] md:min-h-[350px]\">\n<div id=\"content_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, the appeal of Hill vs. Lyles stretches beyond any coach\u2019s approval. With athletes now crossing into boxing, MMA, and influencer matchups, Tyreek Hill and Lyles may be igniting the next great crossover: the track.<\/p>\n<p>Two elite athletes. One race. 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