The newly topped world 60m champion, Christian Coleman, has been provided USD $100,000 to run a 40-yard sprint at full velocity. The problem comes after a College of Texas Longhorns soccer participant Xavier Worthy broke the NFL’s 40-yard sprint file (36 metres) on the 2024 NFL Draft Mix on Saturday in Indianapolis.
I bought 100k for you when you go sub 4 @__coleman https://t.co/TEWczTRaUH
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) March 2, 2024
Worthy, a large receiver prospect within the 2024 NFL Draft, ran a time of 4.21 seconds on his second of two makes an attempt, breaking the file of 4.22 seconds set by former NFL extensive receiver John Ross in 2017. Worthy’s time was immediately in comparison with the velocity of the world’s quickest sprinters, and to show a degree, former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III mentioned he would give Coleman $100,000 to show a degree.
Coleman beforehand ran a 40-yard sprint throughout his collegiate observe profession on the College of Tennessee in 2018, recording a mark of 4.12 seconds. Seven years later, Coleman now has three world dash titles on his resume, and is extensively thought-about among the finest starters on the earth. The argument for Griffin III is that Coleman’s 40-yard sprint would present the distinction between NFL receivers and world-class sprinters.
OFFICIAL: 4.21
XAVIER WORTHY HOLDS THE NEW 40-YARD DASH RECORD pic.twitter.com/IrXf3WyemB
— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2024
On Friday, Coleman reclaimed his world 60m indoor title on the 2024 World Indoor Championships, beating Noah Lyles within the remaining in a world-leading time of 6.41 seconds. His profitable time equates to a mean velocity of 21 mph (33 km/h) over 60m. When that velocity is calculated for the 40-yard sprint (36m), it equals a time of three.90 seconds, nicely beneath Worthy’s mark.
Coleman has not come out and mentioned whether or not he’ll take up Griffin III’s problem, however contemplating it might be a simple means for him to make $100,000, I don’t see why he wouldn’t. Plus, he would settle the talk as soon as and for all.
