ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: ESPN's Adam Schefter takes on NFL Network's Rich Eisen in 40-yard dash

By Austen Bundy | Last updated Aug 17, 2024 3:51 PM ET

NFL Network's Rich Eisen is well known for his perennial "Run Rich Run" segment at the league scouting combine, where the television host runs the 40-yard dash to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital.

But Saturday at Fanatics Fest in New York City, Eisen was challenged to another 40-yard race by a fellow media colleague.

ESPN's Adam Schefter posted a video on X of the two University of Michigan alums going head-to-head — and Schefter appearing to come out on top.

Michigan on Michigan crime. But @richeisen, there is a new king of the 40-yard dash: pic.twitter.com/IutfFX7MUi
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 17, 2024

Eisen responded to Schefter's post after the race, saying, "Next time: no lace-up boat shoes for me and less of a face-plant at the end for you."

Indeed, the ESPN insider can be seen tripping at the end of his video and falling into a soft barrier. Schefter replied to his post with a picture of his torn-up knees captioned "The price of pummeling @richeisen."

The price of pummeling @richeisen: pic.twitter.com/cO9Xqcs086
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 17, 2024

Retired twelve-year NFL veteran J.J. Watt chirped Schefter in a reply to his post, saying, "Gotta watch out for that white line at the end, it'll get ya."

It's unclear if Schefter and Eisen will have a rematch at the 2025 NFL Combine.

Austen Bundy

Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D. C. area

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