Michael Vick was a pioneer for mobile QB’s as he lit up the league in the early 2000s. Despite being out of the league for 6 years and turning 40, he still ran a blistering 4.72 40. And Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was in awe of his speed.
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Vick revolutionized the league during his time in Atlanta. He set the record for most rushing yards by a QB in a season and was the only QB to rush for 1000+ yards until Ravens QB Lamar Jackson broke his record in 2019. But even almost 15 years after setting the record, Vick still turned heads with his speed.
Lamar Jackson breaks Mike Vick’s 2006 single-season rush yards record for a QB with his 5-yard rush in the 1st quarter.
Earlier, Jackson had his 10th 20-yard rush this season, joins Vick as the only QBs with 10 such rushes in a season in the last 40 seasons.
(h/t @EliasSports ) pic.twitter.com/ef127zHGn2
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 13, 2019
Over the weekend, Michael Vick decided to lace up his shoes to run to the 40-yard dash for NFL Network host Rich Eisen’s “Run Rich Run” campaign. Vick clocked in with a ridiculous 4.72, which is almost unbelievable considering his age and how long it’s been since he suited up in the NFL. Although he might not rival the league’s current wide receivers and running backs, the former Falcons quarterback could still win a 40-yard sprint against a solid portion of the population.
Michael Vick can still run a 4.72 40-yard dash at 40 years old.pic.twitter.com/MP8VR28ag4
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) May 1, 2021
1 member of that population would be Chiefs Qb Patrick Mahomes.
Patrick Mahomes joked about Michael Vick still being faster than him
At the 2017 NFL Scouting Cobine, Patrick Mahomes ran a 4.80 in the 40-yard-dash, which is why he laughed after seeing Vicks ridiculous time. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is also only 25, a full 15 years younger than Vick, which further puts into perspective how incredible the 4.72 time is.
Man he is still faster than me 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/WT5dRuDXdi
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) May 2, 2021
The jokes continued even after that. When Kansas City Chiefs speedster Mecole Hardman found out that Mahomes ran a 4.80 40, Mahomes revealed that his speed was because he runs scared.
I be running scared in the game that is why i look so fast… https://t.co/H8PyE4fjDn
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) May 2, 2021
Michael Vick took to twitter and said that he gave it his all. Regardless, he would train harder to break his time next year. It will be sick if he runs even faster next year.
