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“You’d Be A National Hero Instead”: Tyreek Hill Draws Out Wild Reactions From NFL World After His Tweet Regarding FIFA World Cup Hype

Published 11/24/2022, 9:00 AM EST

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The FIFA World Cup craze is spreading all over the world. Notably, the USMNT (United States men’s national soccer team) is also playing in the Qatar World Cup. So far, the matchups in the World Cup attracted plenty of crowds. After seeing the popularity of soccer, the Dolphins’ wide receiver Tyreek Hill took to social media and posted one regret about his career.

As per Hill, he was a soccer player at the beginning of his career and he had to quit playing soccer to pursue a career in the NFL. Safe to say, he did extremely well, as many regard him as one of the best wide receivers in the league.

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Tyreek Hill talks about his regret

Earlier, the Dolphins’ wide receiver took to Twitter and posted, “Should of kept playing soccer the energy be so electric.

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It is worth noting that, many NFL stars started their career as soccer players. Then, they transitioned into football and pursued their dreams in the NFL, one of the most popular leagues in the world. Apart from Hill. Odell Beckham Jr., Wes Welker, Chad Johnson, Ndamukong Suh, Karl Joseph, and many others came from a soccer background.

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Undoubtedly, they are some of the best athletes in the league and if they pursued their careers as soccer players, they could be playing for their national team right now in the FIFA World Cup. At least, Hill believes that, and he talked about the great energy in the crowd as well.

NFL fans react to Hill’s comments about soccer and football

Meanwhile, many fans agreed with Hill’s comment on soccer, as one person wrote:

One person posted a possible lineup for the US Soccer team with all the NFL players.

One fan thinks if Hill had played soccer his whole life, he would have been great at it.

Another fan shared the same sentiment.

Interestingly, one fan thinks Hill still has a chance to make it in soccer, as he’s only 28 years old. Moreover, the fan feels Hill just needs to play soccer regularly for one year and wants Hill to go for it.

Meanwhile, a few fans feel Hill chose the right path, as one fan tweeted:

One fan feels it was unpatriotic of him.

Another Twitter feels that Super Bowl is bigger than the World Cup.

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Despite his regret, Tyreek Hill is currently enduring a record-breaking season for the Dolphins. In 10 games, he recorded 1148 receiving yards with 4 touchdowns. Currently, he is leading the league in receiving yards. Moreover, the Dolphins are having a great season at the moment. With 7 wins out of 10, they are on top of the AFC East division and will most likely qualify for the playoffs as well.

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Debkinkar Maity is a Tennis & NFL Author at EssentiallySports. His desire to become a sports journalist inspired him to take up a degree in journalism and mass communication, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Following the sport for over a decade now, Debkinkar has an ardent love for Roger Federer.
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