Dave vs Jaylen Brown In The 40 Yard Dash, Who Ya Got?

By now, you’ve probably seen Jaylen Brown vs AJ Bouye working out and racing in what I think is Atlanta. If not, watch it. While we learned that Jaylen would probably be the best lock down corner on the Patriots roster, as I watched him get worked when it came to the race portion of the video I was curious just how fast Jaylen had to have been running. I looked it up and Bouye ran a 4.55 40 at the combine, and on that second attempt Jaylen was pretty close, so let’s call that like a 4.7 or something. Pretty good for a basketball player I suppose. But as I watched this video it immediately reminded me of another guy who probably runs close to a 4.7 and an old school throwback Barstool video that was great when it initially came out and has stood the test of time. Everyone always talks about how they want the old Barstool back, so I figured why not pose the question of who would win in a 40 yard dash. The monster that is Jaylen Brown, or the physical specimen that is David Portnoy? Let’s head to the tape

OK maybe this is inconclusive due to a pulled hammy, but I will say they both looked very similar initially out of their breaks. Hard to know how it would have played out had there not been an injury. It’s just a shame Dave has retired from athletic competitions because now we’ll never get an answer to this very important question.

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I am man enough to admit that I was a little triggered seeing Jaylen sprint like this given his hamstring issues during the postseason. I know he’s fully recovered and that was months ago, but I can’t lie and say I wasn’t nervous that something bad was going to happen the whole time.