If The NFL Hosted a Super Bowl Dual Meet

If The NFL Hosted a Super Bowl Dual Meet

FloTrack imagines a world where the Super Bowl is a track meet...In an unprecedented move, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced sweeping changes to the

Feb 6, 2016 by Gordon Mack
If The NFL Hosted a Super Bowl Dual Meet
FloTrack imagines a world where the Super Bowl is a track meet...

In an unprecedented move, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced sweeping changes to the upcoming Super Bowl 50 competition. Citing the rise of referee controversies in the National Football League, Goodell decided to award the Lombardi trophy to the winning team of a track and field dual meet LIVE on FloTrack in San Francisco, California.

With the rise of controversial referee decisions over the past few years, myself and the owners held an emergency vote to approve the switch to a track dual meet instead of a football game this year. This will hopefully allow the athletes to test their speed, endurance, and strength without the interference of referee errors - just man v. the clock/tape measure.
- Goodell said at Saturday's press conference

UPDATE: The NFL has released the start lists, event schedule and scoring procedures

Event 01  400m Dash
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  NFL Record:  47.60  1988  Joe Monatana  QB  San Francisco        
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Ginn Jr, Ted               WR        Carolina                     
  2  Sanders, Emmanuel          WR        Denver   
  3  Whittaker, Fozzy           RB        Carolina             
  4  Thomas, Demaryius          WR        Denver             
  5  Tolbert, Mike              FB        Carolina                  
  6  Daniels, Owen              TE        Denver                

Event 02  5000m Run
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  NFL Record:  14:11.15  2008  David Tyree  WR  New York 
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Nortman, Brad              P         Carolina                     
  2  Colquitt, Britton          P         Denver   
  3  Norman, Josh               CB        Carolina             
  4  McManus, Brandon           K         Denver             
  5  McClain, Robert            CB        Carolina                  
  6  Talib, Aqib                CB        Denver                

Event 03  100m Dash
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  NFL Record:  10.49  1988  Doug Williams  QB  Washington        
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Gano, Graham               P         Carolina                     
  2  Caldwell, Andre            WR        Denver   
  3  Brown, Philly              WR        Carolina             
  4  Hillman, Ronnie            RB        Denver             
  5  Stewart, Jonathan          RB        Carolina                  
  6  Green, Virgil              RB        Denver                

Event 04  Javelin Throw
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  NFL Record:  72.28m  2008  Eli Manning  QB  New York         
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Olsen, Greg                TE        Carolina                     
  2  Manning, Peyton            QB        Denver   
  3  Jansen, J.J.               LS        Carolina             
  4  Brewer, Aaron              LS        Denver             
  5  Allen, Jared               DE        Carolina                  
  6  Ware, DeMarcus             LB        Denver        

Event 05  High Jump
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  NFL Record:  2.09m  1987  Phil Simms  QB  New York       
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Thompson, Shaq             LB        Carolina                     
  2  Miller, Von                LB        Denver   
  3  Kuechly, Luke              LB        Carolina             
  4  Marshall, Brandon          LB        Denver             
  5  Davis, Thomas              LB        Carolina                  
  6  Trevathan, Danny           LB        Denver        

Event 06  Shot Put
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  NFL Record:  22.63m  1987  Joe Morris  RB  New York         
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Johnson, Charles           DE        Carolina                     
  2  Wolfe, Derek               DE        Denver   
  3  Kalil, Ryan                C         Carolina             
  4  Jackson, Malik             DE        Denver             
  5  Lotulelei, Star            DT        Carolina                  
  6  Paradis, Matt              C         Denver        
  7  Short, Kawann              DT        Carolina                  
  8  Williams, Sylvester        NT        Denver       

Event 07  Mile Run
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  NFL Record:  4:12.56  1996  Larry Brown  CB  Dallas         
     Name                       Pos       Team          
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  1  Newton, Cam                QB        Carolina                     
  2  Harris Jr, Chris           CB        Denver   
  3  Harper, Roman              SS        Carolina             
  4  Ward, T.J.                 SS        Denver             
  5  Coleman, Kurt              FS        Carolina                  
  6  Stewart, Darian            FS        Denver              

Event 08  4x800m Relay
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   NFL Record:  7:50.17  1984  Los Angeles Rams        
     Team                                                             
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  1  Carolina                                                  
     1) LT Oher, Michael                2) RT Remmers, Mike                 
     3) LG Norwell, Andrew              4) RG Turner, Trai       
  2  Denver                                                   
     1) LT Harris, Ryan                 2) RT Schofield, Michael                 
     3) LG Mathis, Evan                 4) RG Vasquez, Louis

NFL Super Bowl 50 Dual Meet Schedule:
6:09PM Star Spangled Banner sung by Seal
6:14PM 400m Dash
6:16PM Commercial Break
6:18PM 5,000m Run
6:38PM Commercial Break
6:40PM Another Commercial Break
6:42PM One More Commercial Break
6:52PM 100m Dash
6:54PM Half Time Show & Field Events Simultaneously
7:25PM One Last Commercial Break for Dramatic Effect
8:13PM Mile Run
8:18PM 4x800m Relay
8:32PM Lombardi Trophy Presentation

Scoring Individual Events:
1st = 5 pts; 2nd = 3 pts; 3rd = 1 pt

Scoring Relay Events:
1st = 5 pts; 2nd = 0 pts

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