It’s a weird day when I, the silent partner here at MtD, post more than, oh, one article. Today, you readers get THREE, and I can think of no better way to celebrate the weirdness of me posting three articles in one day than to have the third one be about how no one seems to know what 40 time Trent Richardson ran today at his Alabama Pro Day!
No One Seems To Know What Trent Richardson’s 40 Time Was At His Pro Day
I mean, literally, no one knows.
Lots of people were present at the Pro Day, including the general manager and head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Many of those people had stop watches. Yet, despite Richardson being the unquestioned best running back in this year’s draft class, no one seems to have a clue as to what his 40 time actually was, which is a pretty important piece of information should any team be considering drafting Richardson in the top five of the 2012 NFL Draft.
From PFT:
We know the projected top-10 pick ran the forty-yard dash twice.
But we don’t really know what his forty time was.
It was repeatedly said on SportsCenter Thursday that Richardson registered “a 4.4 forty.” NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks clocked Richardson “in the 4.45 to 4.49 range.” The times relayed by ESPN3′s live broadcast were 4.58 and 4.58, “unofficially.” In his Pro Day review, SI.com draft analyst Tony Pauline wrote that Richardson “failed to run an elite 40 time.”
While there was no consensus on Richardson’s forty time, he did 25 reps of 225 pounds on the bench and told ESPN’s Merril Hoge following the workout that he was “mad” he didn’t run a 4.3.
Obviously, Richardson should not, and will not, get judged solely on his 40 time. However, this oddity is certain to raise a few eyebrows. He has private workouts scheduled for the Browns and Buccaneers in the near future. Hopefully during that workout, the scouts will be smart enough to get out of the way!
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