Olympics legend Usain Bolt has warned a speedy NFL star against over-confidence after he was issued an audacious challenge.
Last month Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill took a shot at Bolt, questioning the sprint king's speed over 40 yards.
"Usain Bolt got out of the game for a reason, right?" Hill, 27, said.
"He's old. He's washed up. And he can't see me at 40 yards. A 100-yard dash? Yes. That's what he do. But 40-yard dash, if y'all recording this, Usain Bolt, you cannot see me."
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The retired track and field star said he responded to Hill and was open to a foot race with him.
"I've said it to him. I've texted him," Bolt said on the Dan Patrick Show. "If you keep talking, I just might show up."
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Hill is one of the fastest players in the NFL, with his burst speed especially quick, so to make it fair for both, Bolt said he'd be up for a 70 metre contest.
"I'm good with 70 metres," Bolt said. "I still don't think he can take me at 40 metres. Even if he gets there, it's gonna be close.
"If I could get in shape, I proved already if I really, like, warm up and get ready to go, I can run fast."
Bolt is right to still feel confident, with the Jamaican eight-time Olympic gold medallist running 4.22 seconds in a 40-yard dash in a tracksuit, while Hill ran 4.29 before the 2016 NFL Draft.
"I told him] 'you got no chance!'" Bolt said.
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