New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com - Donte' ran the fastest "official" 40 in NFL history

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So let's define "great speed"
Before we start tossing numbers around, I feel compelled to qualify them somewhat.

For starters, obtaining "reliable" 40 times for NFL veterans ain't always easy. While there's not an NFL team out there that doesn't make a point of knowing a players' speed at any given time, it's not unusual for both the team and the individual in question to continue using a 40 time posted at the rookie combine or during a pre-draft workout as that players' "official" speed throughout his entire career.

The NFL scouting combine has been using electronic timing since 1990, but thatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢s one year after Deion Sanders set the standard against which all others are measured by running a 4.29 -- a standard that held up until February of this year when DonteÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢ Stallworth ran an ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã…Â“officialÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬? 4.26.

For the record, nobody else comes even close to those times -- at least not ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã…Â“officially.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬?

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[Edited on 1/6/2004 by GumboBC]