Sixteen of the fastest men in football will take the stage Saturday to crown a 40-yard dash champion
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If your favorite part of draft season is watch dudes run the 40-yard dash at the combine, then you're in luck. Sixteen of the fastest football players in the world will meet up for 40 Yards of Gold at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday to see who's the fastest, and the winner will get to take home $1 million. The event, which is hosted by Chad Ochocinco, will begin at 7 p.m. ET, and even if you're not local to Florida, you can watch live via pay-per-view at the event website.
Unlike at the NFL combine, these 16 players will compete one-on-one in a bracket, with one side featuring eight offensive players and the other eight defensive players. The names involved range from NFL stars like Alvin Kamara, Ted Ginn Jr., Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Trae Waynes, to free agents who have bounced around the league like Charles James II and Jacoby Ford.
Here are the first-round matchups for each side of the bracket: ...
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Twenty-Four NFL players compete in a one-on-one single elimination series of 40-yard-dash showdowns to determine who is the fastest player in the league! Don't miss it, LIVE on Pay-Per-View, Saturday, June 29th at 7pm ET.
If your favorite part of draft season is watch dudes run the 40-yard dash at the combine, then you're in luck. Sixteen of the fastest football players in the world will meet up for 40 Yards of Gold at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday to see who's the fastest, and the winner will get to take home $1 million. The event, which is hosted by Chad Ochocinco, will begin at 7 p.m. ET, and even if you're not local to Florida, you can watch live via pay-per-view at the event website.
Unlike at the NFL combine, these 16 players will compete one-on-one in a bracket, with one side featuring eight offensive players and the other eight defensive players. The names involved range from NFL stars like Alvin Kamara, Ted Ginn Jr., Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Trae Waynes, to free agents who have bounced around the league like Charles James II and Jacoby Ford.
Here are the first-round matchups for each side of the bracket: ...
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