Gold medal winner Quincy Wilson has been told he should consider walking away from sprinting and moving to football after his incredible performance at the Olympic Games .
This summer, Wilson became the youngest American track and field male Olympian and the youngest track and field Olympic gold medalist in history - winning the gold in the 4x400 meters for the United States at the age of just 16.
A 400-meter specialist, Wilson is unlikely to ever compete in the 100m or 200m and become a household name within the sport - with fans urging him to consider putting on the pads and focusing on football due to his blazing speed.
Wilson has played football in both middle school and high school, starring as a wide receiver with clips of him shared taking handoffs in the backfield and taking them to the endzone for touchdowns.
A clear natural athlete, Wilson has concentrated on track and field throughout the past few years, but certainly could attract attention from college football programs should he choose to move to the sport full-time.
Fans have flooded his social media pages telling him to do so, with many expecting to see him catching passes from Patrick Mahomes in the future.
One wrote: "Might as well start learning to catch no look passes now, Andy calling in a few years," while another said: "Bro is an absolute cheat code." A third said: "Looking like a young Tyreek Hill".
But while a move to football might be enticing, it appears that the talented athlete will continue training for track and field and wants to compete in the Olympics for years to come.
He recently told reporters: "I know I have multiple world championships, multiple Olympics to go to, so it’s one of many. I will keep looking up, keeping out here like Sydney McLaughlin. So I will come back and get better for next year. This is just but a start."
Wilson would not be the first track star to move to football, with Marquise Goodwin having the most success - leaving long jumping behind after finishing 10th in the 2012 Olympics, going on to have a successful career in the league with 18 receiving touchdowns and recently re-signing with the Cleveland Browns.
Former Olympic sprinters Devon Allen and Cyril Grayson had also spent time in the NFL, while 41 other athletes have move from the Olympics to the NFL over the last 50 years.
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