If there’s “only one cheetah in the league,” San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida can lay claim to the nickname in 2018.
Prior to a Week 3 showdown with the 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill took issue with Breida’s similar nickname, as the speedy wideout told reporters there’s only room for one “cheetah” in the NFL. Hopefully — for his own sake — Hill was wrong, because the 49ers’ explosive running back clocked the fastest time of any ball carrier in the NFL this season.
Breida demonstrated his blazing speed on a number of long runs over the course of the 2018 NFL regular season.