During the NFL Scouting Combine, it’s become a bit of a tradition for NFL Network to use his 40-yard dash from 2017 overlayed with current prospects. Mahomes even requested the network to not use it this year.
Unfortunately, he didn’t get his wish, and he expressed his frustration with a simple response:
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Mahomes clocked a 4.80 40-yard dash when he was coming out of Texas Tech seven years ago. Florida State defensive tackle Braden Fiske beat him out by 0.02 seconds, but he can take some solace in Tennessee defensive tackle T’Vondrae Sweat coming in at a 5.27.
Despite his lack of speed, Mahomes is one of the best quarterbacks at using his legs to make plays. He had some key rushes that helped the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.
