Okay, so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about with Rob Gronkowski’s 40-yard dash time. I mean, the guy’s a beast, but I was curious about the actual numbers.
First, I dug around online to find his official time from the NFL Combine. It took a little searching, but I finally found it.
Finding the Official Time
I started by just Googling “Rob Gronkowski 40 time,” and a bunch of stuff popped up. It gave me his official time: 4.68 seconds.
My Attempt
I decided to put on some running shoes to give that time a try, and I went outside to the sidewalk.
- I stretched out to warm myself up.
- I marked out 40 yards as precisely as I could.
- I got a friend to time me with a stopwatch.
I took off, pumping my arms and legs as hard as I could. I’m no professional athlete, far from it, so I wasn’t expecting to get anywhere close to Gronk’s time.
My friend yelled out my time: 6.2 seconds. Okay, so that’s nowhere near NFL-caliber, but it was my time to beat.
I tried it a couple more times, trying to improve my technique, pushing off harder, staying low. My times got a little better, hovering around 5.9 seconds, but still, not even in the same ballpark as Gronkowski.
Conclusion
After all that, I was gasping for air. This little experiment really put things into perspective. These pro athletes are on a whole different level. Trying to match Gronk’s 40 time was a fun, humbling experience.
