For Pete's Sake

In addition to cheerleading, Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill flashed solid gymnastics skills Sunday

We got to see Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill break out Sunday and try some new pursuits besides football during KC’s 42-21 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Hill made fans laugh when he grabbed a cheerleader’s pom-poms and did a little routine after scoring a touchdown.

Earlier in the game, Hill thought he had scored a touchdown and celebrated with a cartwheel and backflip. Hill looked like a gymnast in the Arrowhead Stadium end zone.

The touchdown was overturned after a review that showed Hill was short of the goal line, but this was really impressive.

A week earlier, Hill played sparingly in the Chiefs’ 28-24 win over the Denver Broncos because of a heel injury.

Before that game, Hill showed off his amazing vertical jump. Check out this catch over teammate Mecole Hardman:

This story was originally published January 18, 2022 at 8:52 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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