This week, the Buffalo Bills host the Oakland Raiders at the Ralph. Don't be surprised if you see CJ Spiller talking with or hugging Oakland's number twelve, Jacoby Ford. Spiller and Ford were teammates at Clemson in both football as well as track.
CJ Spiller is one fast dude, he has gone 10.22 in the 100 and 6.58 in the 60, that 60 time making him the fifth best 60 meter sprinter in the history of Clemson, a ridiculously good track school. But, if you look at the school record holder on that list, you'll see the name of the fastest man in the NFL, Jacoby Ford. Ford has gone 10.01 in the 100 and 6.51 in the 60. The only person ahead of Ford in Clemson's all-time best marks list for the hundred is Travis Padgett, the NCAA record holder. Dude is serious.
I am a big CJ Spiller fan and am hoping that he really lives up to his hype in Buffalo. At the 2009 NCAA East Regional Meet, my 4x100 at UB was in the paddock with Clemson's 4x100. Any time that any of my friends or even strangers (like the team at the World KanJam Tournament with the name that referenced Spiller) bring up or mention CJ I make sure to tell people that I "raced" against him (it was in heats so I can't say I really raced him. But I did anchor against Charlie Clark who was in this race which you may have seen before...) Obviously, Ford was on that team also and it's always felt cool to me to see guys I ran with or against playing in the NFL.
Ford suffered a hamstring injury (go figure) last weekend and may not be in the game. But if he is, keep a look out for Spiller showing some love for his former teammate.
In the meantime, here's a wonderful video of the biggest race in Ford's track career. Nothing quite like competing well at a big time meet...
Oh, and Trindon Holliday deserves a post of his own. So that'll be coming soon.
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