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Trivia..

Pulled that one out of my butt... must have known it at one time, somehow retrieved it.
 
Good question. I did not know about the Texans or the Alouettes or the 4.17 sec 40 yard dash time. Did know about the NightHawks.
 
4.15
Darrell Green (Texas A&M-Kingsville) ran a 4.15 back in 1983. Green spent his entire 20-year career with the Redskins where he was known for most of it as the NFL’s fastest man.

Green was selected to seven Pro Bowls, played in three Super Bowl — winning two — and was the 1996 Walter Payton Man of the Year.

4.14
In 1990, Alexander Wright (Auburn) clocked a 4.14 at the combine. The Dallas Cowboys selected the in the second round of the NFL Draft that year. He played a total of seven seasons for three teams: the Cowboys, Raiders and Rams.
4.12
The 40 time to rule them all — the legendary 4.12 put up by Bo Jackson (Auburn) in 1986. Though it has been questioned because of the human element involved, it’s not hard to imagine Jackson running a 4.12 40 if you’ve ever seen him play or even seen highlights.

NFL fans would have to wait a year to see Bo on the gridiron, as he was pursuing a professional baseball career with the Kansas City Royals that put his pro football debut on hold.

Bo spent his entire NFL career with the Raiders, which should not come as a surprise. The Raiders have always been known to value speed over pretty much everything else. In fact, of the 36 players mentioned in this article, exactly one-third of them spent time with the Raiders during their careers.
 
4.21
Almost as if on purpose, Deion Sanders (Florida State) turned in a 40 time in 1989 where the numbers behind the decimal matched his jersey. Sanders is widely regarded as the best cover corner in the history of the game and one of the faster players ever as well.

The other guy to run a 4.21 was Don Beebe (Chadron State) in 1989. Beebe was one of the most dependable slot receivers in history, doing his best work with the Buffalo Bills from 1989 t0 1994. He appeared in six Super Bowls with two teams — Buffalo and the Green Bay Packers.
 
ACKSHULLY.... Ahman went back to the packers after playing for the Texans after the packers had a rash of injuries at running back. It was weird because he wore the jersey number 34 instead of his iconic #30. It was during this short stint that he became the packers' all time leading rusher

Fun fact: Ahman had a small role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as "Thug #2," but his scene was cut from the final version of the film.
 
ACKSHULLY.... Ahman went back to the packers after playing for the Texans after the packers had a rash of injuries at running back. It was weird because he wore the jersey number 34 instead of his iconic #30. It was during this short stint that he became the packers' all time leading rusher

Fun fact: Ahman had a small role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as "Thug #2," but his scene was cut from the final version of the film.
 
ACKSHULLY.... Ahman went back to the packers after playing for the Texans after the packers had a rash of injuries at running back. It was weird because he wore the jersey number 34 instead of his iconic #30. It was during this short stint that he became the packers' all time leading rusher

Fun fact: Ahman had a small role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as "Thug #2," but his scene was cut from the final version of the film.
 
green said he would have beat the fastest husker ever (in the 40) keith jones...but said he slipped
 
The other guy to run a 4.21 was Don Beebe (Chadron State) in 1989. Beebe was one of the most dependable slot receivers in history, doing his best work with the Buffalo Bills from 1989 t0 1994. He appeared in six Super Bowls with two teams — Buffalo and the Green Bay Packers.
The game may have been a blowout loss, but this is my favorite Don Beebe play...
 
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