Remember That Time I Broke the 40-Yard Dash Record?

February 23, 2016   ·   Chris Johnson   ·   Jump to comments

In 2008, Chris Johnson set a new 40-yard dash record at the NFL Scouting Combine. He then skyrocketed up draft boards, causing the Tennessee Titans to select him 24th overall. The following is a first-person reflection from Johnson on his record-setting run and the training that led up to it, as told to Bleacher Report's Sean Tomlinson. 
 
Three numbers changed my life forever. Four. Two. And four.
Of course, I'm referring to the 4.24 40-yard dash I clocked at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine. It was one-hundredth of a second faster than my target goal, even. And as crazy as it sounds, I didn't know what the record was coming in. I just knew that I wanted to run fast. So I did.
But my story doesn't start with that run. Obviously, my story hasn't ended there either.
No, my story started back in high school, when I was running track.
There was a point in time around 10th or 11th grade when I was running track and started to become faster and fast...

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