4.24 was supposed to be up there with the great numbers in sports that could never be broken, up there with 56, 17-0, 100.
Well, Chris Johnson, it was fun while it lasted.
Johnson’s epic number, representing his time at the 40-yard dash at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine, lost its immortality on Saturday, as WR John Ross, repping Washington, ran a 4.22, besting Johnson in less time than it takes to put up a shot in the NBA.
Perfectly living up to its reputation, Twitter was alert on the topic, and predictably went nuts…
Adidas after John Ross ran that time in a pair of Nike.