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25th Feb 2014

Gif: Watch as a 124kg NFL prospect runs 40-yards in just 4.47 seconds

You certainly wouldn’t want to get in the way of Jadeveon Clowney...

Oisin Collins

You certainly wouldn’t want to get in the way of Jadeveon Clowney…

Clowney already looked set to be one of the hottest picks for this year’s NFL Draft thanks to his stellar college football career (and his knack for BIG hits), but his performance at the NFL Combine in the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, is sure to have the scouts fighting over the defensive end.

Yesterday, Clowney, who is 6ft 6in (1.98 m) and 124kg, ran the 40-yard dash in just 4.47 seconds. Frankly, it was incredible…

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Clowney’s run was so impressive that it even surprised the NFL Hall of Famer, Warren Sapp, who ran the 40-yard dash in a time of 4.69 back in the 90’s. In fairness to Sapp, he wasn’t the only one to have this reaction after watching Clowney perform…

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One of the other big performances from Monday’s NFL Combine came from the former Texas A&M quarterback and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel (1.82 m, 94kg), who ran the 40-yard dash in a time of 4.56 – which still wasn’t as quick as the 6ft 6in, 124kg Clowney.

Here’s a look at Clowney’s and Manziel’s runs pieced together…

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