Using composite technology, today’s video shows how a mere mortal (broadcast journalist Rich Eisen of the NFL Network) stacks up in a race against prospects like Jacoby Ford and Tim Tebow. How fast is your 40-yard dash?

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  • http://www.kaleidoscopicwandering.com JoAnna

    That is hysterical! But it makes me feel a little bit better about not being a fast runner by any stretch of imagination!

  • http://musictravelwrite.wordpress.com Michelle

    Hilarious, but really gives some perspective too. If I’d seen just the non-athlete run alone, I wouldn’t have guessed how much slower he was – he looks like he’s giving it his all!

  • Candice Walsh

    This is too damned funny.

  • http://metalchick.net/travel Lindi

    I loved it! I will no longer sit watching football on my couch and think, “I could run faster than that… he should have had that ball!”

    Well. okay… maybe not… but I’ll think twice about it.

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