Olympian Noah Lyles says race vs. Dolphins' Hill canceled

Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles says his race against Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill is off after it was supposed to take place this weekend in New York City.

"We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend," Lyles said, according to The New York Post's Mitch Fink. "Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on."

He added: "We were gonna have a big event, we were going to shut down New York Times Square and everything. We were gonna have all the billboards for the event, it was going to be a lot of fun."

Hill seemingly responded to Lyles' comments on social media Tuesday:

Hill said in February that the pair would finally square off sometime this spring or summer. It was never announced what the distance of the race would be, though the idea of a 50-yard sprint had been floated. Hill then reiterated in May that he was still "looking forward to it."

It's unclear what "personal reasons" Lyles is referring to, but police were called to Hill's home in April in response to a domestic dispute involving the Dolphins wideout and his wife.

Lyles said he took steps to ensure the planned race wouldn't look "staged."

"A lot of people didn't believe it to be true. They thought it was just, 'Oh, this is just them talking online,'" Lyles said. "We had to bring it to fruition."

There's been a ton of back-and-forth between the two star athletes over the last couple of years concerning who's faster. Lyles is the reigning Olympic champion in men's 100-meter sprint, while Hill is seen as perhaps the NFL's fastest player over the past decade.

Hill took part in a track meet last week in California and won with a time of 10.15 seconds. He poked fun at Lyles by holding up a sign afterward that read, "Noah could never."

Meanwhile, Lyles' gold-medal winning run at Paris last summer clocked in at 9.79 seconds. The six-time world champion previously held up a sign that said "Tyreek could never" after winning the 60-meter indoor title earlier this year.