A private island, or$ 1 million in cash, would have been required for Xavier Worthy’s record-breaking 40-yard dash. Otherwise, the Texas wide receiver will emerge with better draft credentials and the respect of his fellow teammates.
At the NFL Scouting Combine this weekend, Valuable ran the 40-yard run in 4.21 hours, setting a new history for the occasion. He donned neon orange Adidas cleats, which is notable because, in 2017, the apparel giant offered prospects$ 1 million ( or the area ) if anyone could wear their shoes and break the Combine report.
The no longer valid provide attracted attention for how outrageous it was. Anyone who broke his position’s record promised to purchase an island of his choosing with a maximum value of$ 1 million. The company claimed it could also simply pay the athlete$ 1 million if the winners did n’t want the burden—and the tax hit.

It’s not clear whether Worthy has a distinct agreement with Adidas ( one that appears to have been made public ) or whether the German company will do anything to honor him for his accomplishment this year. The company’s football Twitter account has n’t posted since Feb. 11, and representatives did n’t respond to requests for comment on Sunday morning.
Worthy’s 40-yard run has drawn more criticism for its effectiveness in skill evaluation, but the league’s attention was drawn to his success. People who applauded the miracle include Desean Jackson, Tyreek Hill, and Patrick Mahomes.
The private beach advertisement, which aimed to draw attention to the company’s new adizero studs, also provided a second benefit: it provided another opportunity for Adidas to expand its list of sponsors. On Sundays, people who trained and ran in the boots might be more interested in wearing them. The person was required to sign an support agreement with the company for the 2017 NFL season, according to the fine print of the present.
The most intriguing twist is that a prospect really broke the combine’s 40-yard jump report in 2017. Washington’s wide receiver John Ross ran a 4.22, which is the document Worthy really broke, but he did it while wearing Nike cleats. When he later inquired about missing out on the island, he joked,” Well, I ca n’t swim that well, and I do n’t have a boat.”
Ross was most likely to gain economically, though. In the same year, he was chosen ninth overall, one spot away of Mahomes. The seventh overall pick in the NFL draft last year received a$ 12.9 million signing bonus and a$ 21.8 million deal.