The runners stay low for the first 10 yards, not raising their head, and finish 10 yards past the end line. In today’s 40, players work on their start from an elongated three-point stance - unlike the one used in football - trying to gain yardage with their first step. My goal would be to have a big, fast football team - not a track team that forced me to rely solely on the 40-yard dash in shorts.īack in his day, Brown’s 40-yard test looked vastly different than the one being utilized at the combine today, even though the distance traveled is the same. And if I was building a team I would want specific requirements of height, weight, and speed for each position. The 40 time has become the measuring tool for most teams and, yes, I have to admit, I relied on knowing the times of each player. Maybe Brown should have patented his idea. Think about it: What’s the one question every single prospect leaving the NFL Scouting Combine this year will be asked? “What was your forty time?” Check out the entire list here.įastest 40s at combine since 2006 (top five)

His speed has translated to the NFL, but that’s not the case for everyone. I’ve seen death staring at me with my own eyesĬhris Johnson has the fastest 40 time since 2006. * Since the following video recording, I’ve rewritten part of my “Dash” song I performed here at the California Writers Club – the day before All Saints Day. There’ll be two dates on our grave plaqueīut it’s how we live life’s dash that speaks,

Dash death poem