DK Metcalf teased a potentialUSA Track & Field tryout on Twitter.- The second-year Seattle Seahawks wide receiver took the
sports world by storm after sprinting 114.8 yards at a maximum speed of 22.64 mph to thwart Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker's full-field pick-six touchdown. - The official USA Track and Field account tweeted, "@NFL players are welcome to come test their speed against real speed next year at the Olympic Trials" in response to the hype around Metcalf.
- Metcalf responded to the message on his own account, adding "See you there" with a smiling emoji.
- If sustained, Metcalf's 22.64-mph mark on Sunday was faster than all but one of the world's fastest 100-meter records this year, so the 6-foot-4, 229-pound 22-year-old could make a real impact at trials.
DK Metcalf is undoubtedly one of the fastest men on the planet, and he put that speed on full display during his epic chase-down tackle on Arizona Cardinals strong safety Budda Baker.
And now that the sports world has seen just how fast the 6-foot-4, 229-pound Seattle Seahawks wide receiver can move, chatter is building around his potential involvement with the USA Track & Field team.
On Monday, the official Twitter account for USA Track & Field quote tweeted a video of Metcalf's 114.8-yard
"For everyone asking if we have a spot open on our relay team for @dkm14, @NFL players are welcome to come test their speed against real speed next year at the Olympic Trials."
Metcalf responded from his personal Twitter account a few hours later, adding "See you there" with a smiling emoji.
—DK Metcalf (@dkm14) October 27, 2020
Though the exchange may have been playful in nature, the 22-year-old may have a legitimate shot at qualifying for the national team should he have a real interest. Metcalf reached a maximum speed of 22.64 miles per hour during his full-field sprint Sunday night. If sustained, that speed converts to a 9.88-second mark in a 100-meter dash.
And he did that in a full football uniform!
The owner of this year's fastest time in the outdoor 100-meter dash event — American Michael Norman — clocked in at 9.86 seconds back in July at AP Ranch in Fort Worth, Texas. The next-fastest mark was 9.90 seconds, per World Athletics.
Metcalf would be far from the first
But after a full NFL season, it'll undoubtedly be an uphill battle for either Hill or Metcalf to qualify. According to NBC Sports analyst Ato Boldon, a former sprinter who earned four Olympic medals in his prime, "you're not going from an entire NFL season to being an Olympic qualifier in the 100m."
—Ato Boldon (@AtoBoldon) January 29, 2020
Still, Metcalf now has an open invitation to join some of the fastest humans on the planet at the United States Olympic
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