Track world should ease up on Tyreek Hill. He's not just a football jock looking for publicity

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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill ran in his first track meet since 2014 this past Saturday, lining up in the 60 metres in the the 25-to-29-year-old division at the USATF Masters Championships.

Before last week, each of the other four guys in the race, hobbyists probably looking to crack 7.3 seconds, thought he had a strong chance to win. Then Hill, a seven-time Pro Bowler, entered the race and sprinted to victory in 6.70 seconds, winning by a margin that befits his nickname.

Cheetah.

Tyreek Hill wins the USATF Masters 60m Dash in 6.70. Absolutely LOVE the attention this brings the sport of Track and Field. <a href="https://twitter.com/cheetah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cheetah</a> <a href="https://t.co/0EOUzPlF1i">pic.twitter.com/0EOUzPlF1i</a>

The moniker works, of course, because Hill, an all-conference sprinter at Oklahoma State, and the owner of a 4.25-second 40-yard dash, is the fastest person most folks have ever seen.

But most folks aren't hardcore track and field fans, a group of people who saw Hill's results float across their social media timelines and, justifiably, cast a side-eye toward his level of competition. 

"[Three] high school boys ran faster at #NBNationals this morning," tweeted Jasmine Todd, a sprinter and podcaster whose 7.15-second personal best makes her faster than all the men Hill defeated on Saturday.

Some track experts also sniffed at Hill's 6.70 clocking.

"Puts him outside the top 200 in the [world]," added Travis Miller of NBC Sports.

If you need me to point it out, I will:

That's shade.

The tweet looks like perspective, but