Debunking 10 NFL Myths

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Published: July 2, 2009

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... my 10 least favorite NFL myths:

 

1. Jerry Rice was slow

I am so tired of hearing people say Jerry Rice ran a 4.6 or 4.7 on his 40-yard dash. Countless Web sites claim this without documented proof, as if it were fact.

This myth was created to give less athletic people hope that if they worked hard enough at something, like Rice, who had legendary work ethic, they can accomplish anything.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Rice is also gifted with great genes and actually ran a 4.4 according to this Web site http://www.extremeskins.com/archive/index.php/t-103312.html

Also in an interview on the Chronicle live, when asked about his notoriously slow 40, Rice claimed to have 4.4 speed.

To further debunk this, he obviously lost a step after suffering a knee injury in 1997 that ended his season, allowing him only two games that year. Factor i...

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