Cardinals’ Budda Baker, Damiere Byrd to race in fastest man tournament
May 26, 2019, 12:05 PM
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
An event called 40 Yards of Gold will take some of the fastest players in the NFL and have them race in a tournament-style competition to determine who is the fastest.
Twenty-six players total, 13 on offense and 13 on defense, will compete for the title, which will be determined by racing in the 40-yard dash.
Twenty-four players have been announced as participants including Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker and wide receiver Damiere Byrd.
Baker ran 4.45 40-yard dash during his appearance at the 2017 NFL Combine. Byrd did not participate in the NFL Combine but ran a 4.28 at his pro day for South Carolina in 2015.
Below is a list of the known participants and their times in the 40-yard dash if they participated in the NFL Combine.
Offense:
- Ted Ginn Jr. – 4.29
- Alvin Kamara – 4.56
- Jeff Badet – N/A
- Corey Coleman – N/A
- Robby Anderson – N/A
- Tarik Cohen – 4.42
- Richie James – 4.48
- Damiere Byrd – N/A
- Mark Ingram – 4.62
- Kevin Snead – N/A
- Christian Blake – N/A
- Jacoby Ford – 4.28
Defense:
- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie – 4.33
- Trae Waynes – 4.31
- John Franklin III – N/A
- Kevin Byard – N/A
- Quinton Dunbar – N/A
- Rashard Robinson – 4.49
- Terrell Sinkfield – N/A
- Jerome Baker – 4.53
- Jalen Myrick – 4.28
- Budda Baker – 4.45
- Donte Jackson – 4.32
- Charles James II – N/A