Darryl MaGee: Bears Ball Boy Faster Than Lions Kickoff Team? (WATCH)

Chicago Bears kick returner Johnny Knox made ESPN's "SportsCenter" Sunday for his spectacular 102-yard kickoff return touchdown , but a team ball boy who nearly kept up with the speedy receiver may deserve a Best Play nomination of his own.

As Knox left the Lions kickoff team in the dust, Bears ball boy Darryl MaGee , 24, went tearing along the Bears sideline, outpacing all the Detroit defenders chasing Knox while holding a few footballs.

Both ESPN and Fox announcers spotted the fleet-footed ball boy in highlight reels, which the Sun-Times' Sports Pros(e) blog then compiled here .

MaGee is a University of Illinois junior who recently returned to school after some time off, according to the Tribune . He's been a Bears ball boy for eight seasons.

"I actually don't think I was running that fast," MaGee told the Tribune. "I was just trying to hold on to all three of the footballs and not trip and fall. That was my focus."