TYREEK Hill and Robert Griffin III have gotten into a brutal social media spat.
Miami Dolphins wideout Hill, 30, lashed out at former NFL quarterback turned broadcast Griffin, 34, after the ex-ESPN star made a bold sporting suggestion.
Former ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III ahead of a Jacksonville Jaguars on December 4, 2023[/caption]
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill during a preseason game against the Washington Commanders on August 17, 2024[/caption]
Swedish Olympian Armand Duplantis won gold in the Men’s Pole Vault Final at the Paris Games on August 5[/caption]
On Wednesday, Swedish Olympic pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, also known as Mondo, and Norwegian Olympic hurdler Karsten Warholm gave the 100-meter sprint a try at an event in Zurich.
Viral sensation Duplantis won with a time of 10.37 seconds – the same time that Seattle Seahawks wideout DK Metcalf managed at a 2021 track meet, as noted by Griffin on X.
The former Heisman Trophy winner then called out Hill, another former track star known for his straight-line speed, suggesting, “Mondo vs Tyreek Hill would feed families.”
However, it seems Hill, who has a personal best of 10.19 according to Yahoo Sports, took this as a jab.
“ESPN I understand now,” he tweeted along with a laughing emoji in reference to the network recently firing Griffin.
Griffin was quick to respond, saying, “Now I see why you got so many kids, everyone needs protection around you.”
Hill is reportedly a father of 10 with his wife Keeta Vaccaro also currently expecting.
“Man brought my family into this,” he replied with another laughing emoji.
“You brought mine into. They impact too. And I ain’t even say nothing bad about you,” Griffin fired back, again accompanied by emojis.
This bizarre beef follows a month of speculation surrounding Hill and 100-meter Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles potentially racing.
The beef all kicked off when Hill told Kay Adams he didn’t believe Lyles’ claim that he had been sick during his 200-meter bronze medal run in Paris, adding, “I’d beat Noah Lyles.”
Lyles recently claimed that if Hill was “serious” about racing and it wasn’t all merely “talking on the internet” then “you’ll see me on the track,” as per the Nightcap podcast.
The gauntlet was quickly picked up by Hill who responded, “Sign the contract and lock in that 50-yard race ….”
And while there have been no subsequent official updates from either party, Lyles did potentially hint at an upcoming announcement in an interview with The Spun.
“I’m done with the Olympics and I’m done racing for the season, but a few things have come up on my desk that makes me believe a very big competition will be happening sometime around March or April,” he revealed.
“A very unconventional project. We still don’t have all the details but so far it’s going very well.
“Maybe news about it will happen towards the beginning of October.”
Hill’s most recent track meet came in March 2023 when he competed at the USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Championships.
He won the 60-meter in a lighting 6.70 seconds.
By comparison, Lyles’ personal best in the 60-meter dash was a 6.43 run in February at the USATF Indoor Championships
His 100-meter gold in Paris was won with a career-best time of 9.79 seconds.
Noah Lyles, appearing on the Nightcap podcast in August alongside hosts Shannon Sharpe, left, and Chad Johnson, center[/caption]
