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Want to see what a 4.31 40-yard dash looks like? A 4.29 40?

Josh Robinson is fast. How fast? Take a look as he runs the 40 at the NFL Combine and covers A.J. Green in college.

By Howard Sinker

August 16, 2012 at 5:49PM
Central Florida defensive back Josh Robinson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012.
Central Florida defensive back Josh Robinson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Vikings draft choice. Josh Robinson is fast. How fast? Freaky fast.

Take a look at this video from the NFL scouting combine:

And here's how that speed looks covering A.J. Green, the Cincinnati Bengals star receiver, at the 2010 Liberty Bowl:

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Howard Sinker

Digital Sports Editor

Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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