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Tyreek Hill Reveals Who Made Him Fall In Love With Football, And It’s Not His Father or Even a Super Bowl Winner

Published 06/20/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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Tyreek Hill became one of the highest-paid non-quarterback this season after the Kansas City Chiefs traded their star WR to Miami Dolphins. It was one of the most shocking news of this season. Even Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes couldn’t believe that his favorite wide receiver won’t be by his side for the next campaign.

Tyreek Hill was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. With his superb performance in the last six seasons, Hill made his name as the league’s greatest WR. He played college football for Garden City Community College from 2012 to 2013, Oklahoma State in 2014, and West Alabama in 2015. Did you know who inspired him to play football in the first place?

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Well, his inspiration was a former college football star who had a promising career in the NFL. Recently on Twitter, Hill revealed that Mr. Peter Warrick is the one who made him fall in love with football. Anyone who used to watch college football in the 90s must remember how great Peter Warrick was.

Peter Warrick was a star right from his Southeast High School days. He not only played football but was a three-sport athlete – football, basketball, and a track athlete. Warrick played college football at FSU and was one of their most decorated stars in college history.

The 5-foot 11-inch player was a dynamic wide receiver and his best performance in college days came in 1997. In that year he caught 53 passes for 884 yards and 8-touchdowns. After playing for 5 years at FSU, he stepped into the NFL. Cincinnati Bengals drafted Warrick as the 4th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.

Peter Warrick played six NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks

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Ultimately, Peter Warrick’s NFL career was short, he played 5 seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and one for the Seattle Seahawks. His best year in the NFL was in 2003. That year the WR caught 79 passes for 819 yards and seven touchdowns.

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In his last season with the Seahawks, the athlete caught only 11 passes. After 2005, he did not sign with any team and never played another league game. Well, Warrick’s magic spell in the NFL did not work, but he had a legendary college career.

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He inspired many young football players in the league, out of which one was the top WR Tyreek Hill. Hill will be playing his 7th season in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins this year.

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Aniket Srivastava

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Aniket Srivastava is an NFL Writer at Essentially Sports. Having completed his bachelor's in Architecture, he has worked under a few Architects until his love for writing urged him to be a full-time writer. Aniket has a keen interest in NFL and ardently follows two teams: Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of course, because of Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, respectively.
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Gurjyot Singh Dadial