Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy breaks NFL record for fastest 40-yard dash

(CNN) —& University of Texas& wide receiver Xavier Worthy broke the& NFL& record for the fastest 40-yard dash on Saturday at the 2024& NFL Combine& in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 20-year-old Worthy ran a time of 4.21 seconds on his second of two attempts, which breaks the record of 4.22 set by former wide receiver John Ross of the University of Washington in 2017. Worthy was originally clocked at 4.22 on the Lucas Oil Stadium video board but was later officially confirmed to have broken the record, prompting the crowd on hand to give a loud cheer. An out-of-breath Worthy, who ran 4.25 with his first attempt, told the NFL Network broadcast after that he felt “tired” after his efforts. “Man, it’s crazy,” he said. “I watched the Combine my whole life as a kid since John Ross ran it. Man, I never thought I would be on the stage to do that.” Worthy celebrates his blistering time at Lucas Oil Stadium. (Darron Cummings/AP via CNN Newsource) Worthy caught 1,014 yards and five touchdowns while helping lead the Longhorns to the College Football Playoff semifinal last season. Texas would go on to lose to Washington. Worthy added that he “just wanted...