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Here's an update on the Dez Bryant pro day extravaganza. Adam Shefter twittered that he got a text saying Bryant ran an unofficial 4.57 forty. That's a big descrepancy from the reported 4.32 forty during training. I do think that 4.57 is slower than Bryant plays in games and he may be out of shape or just had a bad day. I'd think his average forty time is probably in the mid 4.5's.

Update: appearantly Bryant averaged a 4.55 in his 2 attempts at the 40. It's on rotoworld that he ran a 4.50 against the wind and a 4.60 with the wind. No that's not a mistake! I don't know how that's possible and now I don't put much stock in these reports. Also he had a 38.5 inch vertical jump according to this report. I'll update when something more official comes in.

Update: this from nfl.com and I believe this one to be true. Bryant ran a 4.50 and a 4.68 on his first two attempts and due to the huge discrepency in times ran a 4.52, I think Bryant is capable of running in the mid 4.5's but these 4.50 and 4.52 times are closer to his speed than the reported 4.32 during his preperations. Bryant isn't known for elite speed to begin with so I don't think these times are gonna do much damage to his stock if any.