One things is for sure, Chris Johnson is the fastest man in the NFL. He's also only the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. With that said, is he faster than the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt?
That question may be answered in the near future.
This is all speculation, but sources close to both men are saying that talks are being made to set up a race between the two speed demons. The proceeds of the event would go straight to charity which is always a good thing.
This seems similar to the possibility of Shaq fighting that giant Korean guy that knocked out Jose Canseco a while back ago. Everyone was excited about that back over the summer and it never happened. Unfortunately, this probably won't happen either.
The problem here is that Bolt doesn't come off as the type of guy that's going to do some big publicity stunt that could distract him from his own sport. It would be extremely fun to watch, but the risk of being injured for both men is not worth it.
Bolt's agent has already went on record of saying that Bolt wouldn't do this. Bolt has a strict schedule to follow and doesn't even really follow the NFL.
If the two were to race, Bolt supporters have said he would prefer a longer race. As much as I love Johnson, I think Bolt would beat him pretty convincingly thanks to that freakishly long stride he has. The shorter the race, the more it would probably benefit Johnson because he does accelerate faster than anyone I have ever seen.
This isn't the first time that the possibility of Johnson racing an athlete from another sport has come up. Just a little over a month ago rumors boiled up about Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics challenging Johnson to a race. Johnson said it would be easy money, and he's probably right.
This is a fun water cooler story, but I'm sad to say that Bolt has bigger fish to fry than Chris Johnson.
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