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Gordon went in he supplemental draft and his pro day prior to that had him listed as running a 4.52 in front of whichever NFL scouts came out to watch. I would guess he ran that without going through any of the sprinter training the players go through before the annual combine.
But that's the thing, isn't it? The .2, .o5 time difference in a 40 is virtually meaningless, as training with the right guy might make you that much better in a 40 (first step, etc), but means nothing when you put on the pads and have to go by someone who's slapping at you.
Hair-splitting, to me. The Pats already have a guy who ran a 4.29 and 4.27 at his pro-day, has good hands and a high catch rate, by the way.