In 2008, Chris Johnson set a new 40-yard dash record at the NFL Scouting Combine. He then skyrocketed up draft boards, causing the Tennessee Titans to select him 24th overall. The following is a first-person reflection from Johnson on his record-setting run and the training that led up to it, as told to Bleacher Report's Sean Tomlinson.
Three numbers changed my life forever. Four. Two. And four.
Of course, I'm referring to the 4.24 40-yard dash I clocked at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine. It was one-hundredth of a second faster than my target goal, even.