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Panthers' Davis back? His 4.47 40 suggests so
The Panthers got some huge news last week, when LB Thomas Davis ran a 4.47-second 40 yard dash.

That's slightly off some of his previous times, but there is the small fact he's less than six months from surgery to repair a torn ACL.

Davis surprised folks with the speed of his recovery, doing more in the post-draft minicamp than expected.

But if he's out there laying down 4.47s now (as he reported, timed by a Panthers scout), it's a good indication he's nearly 100 percent back from last November's blown knee.

That's huge for a defense that has to be solid in the back seven to make up for the transition in the front four. With only one starter back on the defensive line, the rest of the defense is going to have to step up. Given the pace of Davis' recovery, it sounds like he's taking that challenge seriously.

Davis said he turned in the time last Monday, and that it isn't far off his previous record. The 240-pound linebacker said his personal best as a pro was a 4.42 he ran last year during offseason conditioning.

 

I did not realize he was that fast. I knew he was fast for a linebacker but that is fast for any position.

 

I would be more interested in his shuttle times than his straight line speed

 

HOLY CRAP!

TD is a freak.