Before he was selected by the Denver Broncos fifth overall in last year’s NFL draft, former N.C. State edge defender Bradley Chubb ran a 4.65-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. Chubb tweeted Saturday that he didn’t want to run slow in front of so many cameras:
Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay (who wasn’t invited to the combine) seemingly questioned the validity of his teammate’s 40-time, tweeting that it looked closer to a 4.99-second 40-yard dash.
Chubb responded with a challenge to race him.
Lindsay quickly agreed to a race.
On paper, Lindsay appears to be a big favorite in this race. At Colorado’s pro day last year, the running back ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash, according to Anthony Kazmierczak of RalphieReport.com. That would have been the second-best time among RBs at the combine last year.
There’s been no word yet if Lindsay and Chubb have set up a date for the race. If it does happen, hopefully teammates will post it on social media. In 2016, outside linebackers DeMarcus Ware and Shane Ray put $10,000 in the line for a head-to-head race.
The results of that race were disputed, but it looks like Ray won.
