Chris Johnson trolls slow RB’s at NFL combine
With the running backs and wide receivers running their 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday it was another chance to see if anyone can break Chris Johnson’s 4.24 record time.
Former Tennessee Titans and New York Jets running back Chris Johnson was ready to put his blazing 4.24 record time in the 40-yard dash on the line with the next crop of talent coming from college football when the running backs and wide receivers lined up for their sprint.
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The players didn’t stand a chance as Johnson’s 4.24 record appears to be safe for at least one more year after some draft prospects came close, but ultimately fell a few ticks of the stopwatch shy of the record.
Johnson shared this picture on his twitter account early on Saturday morning as the players were beginning to get in their stance to run the 40 at the NFL combine, issuing a challenge of sorts to see if anyone was up to the challenge.
Let's see who stand a chance pic.twitter.com/iOlbn5KI5H
— Chris Johnson (@ChrisJohnson28) February 21, 2015
The closest anyone came to Johnson today was UAB receiver J.J. Nelson who ran an unofficial 4.29. The player who generated much of the chatter about who would be the combine’s fastest man was Miami receiver Phillip Dorsett ran a 4.33. Awfully fast, but not in the same blinding speed we saw years ago from Johnson.
As far as the running backs are concerned, we saw Dri Archer light it up last year with a 4.26 to come close to Johnson, but this year’s group of backs couldn’t come close as Michigan State’s Jeremy Langford ran the best time with a 4.43. Nearly two-tenths of a second slower than Johnson’s blazing time.
That left Johnson with a sigh of relief and a mild troll of the running backs.
The RB's didn't stand a chance
— Chris Johnson (@ChrisJohnson28) February 21, 2015
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