Chris Johnson is the sixth NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards.
But how would the 2009 NFL rushing champion fare on a running track, without a helmet and pads, against Usain Bolt, the
We might never know...
The Tennessee Titans running back said Monday as he cleaned out his locker that he recently learned that a potential race against the Jamaican Olympian isn't going to happen -- at least, not at a distance less than 100 meters, where Bolt holds the world record.
"We got word two days ago. He don't want to do it. He only wants to run the 100, he don't want to run the 50," Johnson said. "He said the only way he'll do it is if he runs the 100."
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported Monday that according to sources, representatives for the Titans running back and Bolt had spent recent days trying to set up a race between the two men to determine who really is the world's fastest human.
According to sources, the hangup seemed to be the length of the race. Johnson wanted the race to be 60 yards or less, while Bolt wanted it to be longer.
Well As A Footballer Chris Would Have A Faster Dash I Believe
Bolt Playing It Safe
His Title Is All He Got... He Got A Long Stride Chris Cant Possibly Beat Him On A 100m
The 60 Or 50 now... Questionable
Sprinting is sprinting...I say name the place and time.
not necesarily johnson ago beat bolt marginaly but still beat him in the 60 meters cuz im stride dem shorter dan bolt im can reach top speed faster than bolt dem need fi find neutral ground 80 mi woulda put it