347-pound Vita Vea wants John Ross to know the 40-yard dash record's going down
The big defensive tackle wants a free island
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Jared Dubin
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Last year at the NFL combine, eventual Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross ran the 40-yard dash in 4.22 seconds. In doing so, he set the all-time combine record for the fastest 40-yard dash, besting running back Chris Johnson's time by 0.02 seconds.
Watch Ross right here:
OH. MY. GOODNESS.
— NFL (@NFL) March 4, 2017
JOHN ROSS!!!! 🔥@UW_Football WR @WatchJRoss runs 4.22u 40-yard dash.
(cc: @chrisjohnson28) https://t.co/kkeUVDIMeQ
John Ross OFFICIAL 40-yard dash time: 4.22 seconds@WatchJRoss@UW_Football pic.twitter.com/7EDP0tV4CF
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 4, 2017
Unfortunately for Ross, he was wearing Nike cleats during his dash, so he did not win the free island that adidas was offering up for any prospect that broke the combine record while wearing adidas cleats.
Paradise awaits.
— adidas Football US (@adidasFballUS) February 27, 2017
Break the 40-yard dash record, win your own island.#teamadidas https://t.co/4y4JdHNTY3 pic.twitter.com/jEETRVA2bN
A year later, another Washington prospect has his eye on the prize. Something tells me that this guy has a harder road ahead of him.
“You can tell John Ross and Adidas that I’m coming for that island.” — Vita Vea, 347 pounds
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) March 3, 2018
In case you're wondering, this is Vita Vea:
Yes, that is a 347-pound defensive tackle prospect talking smack about a record that has never been held by anyone other than a skill position player. Vea is known for his quickness off the line of scrimmage, but he'd have to be pretty much superhuman to beat out Ross's time. Good luck to him.
