
Seattle Seahawks rookie Tory Horton's road to the NFL could easily have ended before it began. A severe knee injury wiped out most of his final season at Colorado State, leaving doubts about whether he would be ready for the professional stage. Yet at the NFL Scouting Combine, Horton stunned scouts by clocking a 4.41-second sprint in the prized 40-yard dash. This was a time that came when he later admitted he was operating at less than 70% fitness. Tory Horton's 40 time record would prove to be the first step in a remarkable turnaround.