Every year, Chris Johnson's 40-yard dash record seems unbeatable. His 4.24 record set in 2008 has been in jeopardy a few times, most notably when Dri Archer ran a 4.26 in 2014, but it's withstood the test of time.
Saturday at the NFL Combine, Washington wide receiver John Ross ran a 4.22 40-yard dash, besting Johnson's mark.
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NFL Twitter was impressed, including Johnson himself:
@watchjross congrats 💯💯💯💯
— Chris Johnson (@ChrisJohnson28) March 4, 2017
👀👀👀
— Chris Johnson (@ChrisJohnson28) March 4, 2017
He picking em up n putting em down boi
— Chris Johnson (@ChrisJohnson28) March 4, 2017
😧😧😲😲@WatchJRoss
— Tavon Austin (@Tayaustin01) March 4, 2017
WAIT. @WatchJRoss RAN WHAT?????!! 😳😳😳😳😳😳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #NFLCombine
— Patrick Peterson /P2 (@P2) March 4, 2017
John Ross 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Jermaine Kearse (@JKearse_15) March 4, 2017
GMs looking at 4.2 Ross like this right now pic.twitter.com/jFv1u0PEkq
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 4, 2017
4.22!? My goodness
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) March 4, 2017
Lighting speed My Lil bro Ran 4.22 _jross3 Easy Worc ' Eat Up Lil bro it's Go time 💯💯💰💰 https://t.co/xfECRLeBiQ
— Desean Jackson (@DeSeanJackson11) March 4, 2017
adidas made headlines earlier in the week by offering up an island to any athlete who broke Johnson's record, and many people were congratulating Ross for winning the island after his 4.22.
However, one of the terms of the agreement requires athletes to wear adidas shoes while running, and Ross was wearing Nike shoes. We think Nike should offer up a paid vacation or something if the record stands.
