Tyreek Hill’s appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast didn’t disappoint.
Beyond revealing Mike McDaniel’s blunt criticism of him following the Miami Dolphins‘ playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs (and how hard it’s been to watch his old friends win two titles without him), Hill also said something predictably over-the-top about how he would match up with Deion Sanders in his prime.
Tyreek Hill Talks Deion Sanders, Chiefs’ Success
Hill was just 11 years old when Sanders retired for the second time — and was still in diapers when Prime Time was at his peak.
But Cheetah certainly knows Neon Deion’s legacy as a Pro Football Hall of Famer and arguably the greatest cornerback of all time.
And yet, he said on the pod that he would have toasted Sanders for 175 yards and two touchdowns had they played in the same era.
“Prime was a GOAT, but you’ve got to understand,” Hill said. “They played a lot of man to man back in the day, feel me? I feel like generations have changed, and receivers have changed. We’ve got so much stuff. Our generation knows so many crazy movements.”
When the show’s co-hosts Gillie Da King and Wallo pointed out that Sanders had to deal with Jerry Rice, the greatest wide receiver in NFL history, during his era, Hill replied:
“Jerry Rice was how tall, though? I’m 5-9, 197. I’m quicker, more agile. I can move. I can catch screens. It’s a whole lot that can go into a game. I’m not saying I’m going to put the whole [175] up by going deep or running an actual route. I’m catching screens, doing whatever the game needs me to do to get yardage on Deion.
“Two [touchdowns], don’t forget about that.”
Hill added: “I’m so disrespectful with it, I’m doing his s— in the end zone, then I’m going to point to him, saying, ‘You like that, don’t you?'”
Hill Talks Chiefs’ Reign
There wasn’t quite the same bluster when the topic of the Chiefs’ success since Hill’s trade to the Dolphins came up. Instead of taking a step back after dealing arguably this era’s best wide receiver, the Chiefs won 32 of 41 games, including each of the last two Super Bowls.
Asked if he believes his legacy would be different had he stayed in Kansas City, Hill replied:
“Yeah, part of me, but the first year that they went, me and my wife took a trip to Tokyo because it was kind of hard for me. I don’t want to look at no game.
“She’s like, ‘Babe, let’s just go to Tokyo, let’s get away from it and let’s do our thing. So we went to Tokyo for the first year. And when they won, I reached out to all the guys. I’m like, ‘I’m happy for y’all, man. I’m proud of y’all.’
“But the second year, this year, when they won, I watched the whole game. I was like, ‘Y’all, we got to win this thing.’ I’m cool now. But the first year, it was kind of hard, trying to get over the hump. Seeing the guys do their thing out there.'”
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