Justlin Gatlin at Ten Pro Day

[jimmyp]

If he ran a 40-yard dash, could someone please post the time. I'd be very interested in his numbers.

[titan_qb_3]

I heard a 4.42 Must be off the roids

[jimmyp]

I've always wondered if 100m athletes would be slower than you'd think in the 40. My theory is that much of their conditioning is involved in maintaining their speed through the second half of the race.

[titan_qb_3]

Yeah and thats where Gatin was strongest. He never was very good getting out of the blocks

[dweaver44]

Pro sprinters don't even get up to top speed until about 60-70m

[Leo Fender]

That is different from sprinter to sprinter I'd say. If you can reach your maximum speed early and then hold it to the finish you'll likely win.

[jimmyp]

As per NFL.com

WR Justin Gatlin (5-11 7/8, 195): Ran a 4.45 and a 4.42 in the 40. Had a 40 ½-inch vertical jump, 11-foot long jump, 4.4 short shuttle and 7.36 cone drill and 12 reps in the bench press. The former Olympic sprinter faces long odds of getting signed.

Wow, he really needs some work on the COD drills. Still considering he probably hasn't been training that hard, or indeed specifically for this sort of workout, they are pretty impressive raw numbers. I wonder what his hands are like....

[Dumb Azz Kracka]

Stonehenge?

DAK

[Matt McGuire]

When Gatlin couldn't make the Bucs roster, his hope for an NFL career was over.

[dweaver44]

Wow that'd be crazy if someone signed him and he could burn people like Bob "Bullet" Hayes used to for Dallas. Apparently, this isn't his first tryout. He's worked out with the Texans and Bucs last year. It would be fun to see him get in a game situation.

[49ersfan]

Wow that'd be crazy if someone signed him and he could burn people like Bob "Bullet" Hayes used to for Dallas. Apparently, this isn't his first tryout. He's worked out with the Texans and Bucs last year. It would be fun to see him get in a game situation.

If Billy Crystal can do it, so can Gatlin. Bring him in for a preseason game and see how he does.