Here's the deal (again). From the combine...
"Mathis, who played at Hampton in Virginia, was the fastest wideout at 4.32. Brandt and Cowboys coach Bill Parcells caught him in an incredible 4.25, which would have broken the best registered combine time of 4.28 by Deion Sanders.
That time could shoot Mathis' value way up. A small college All-American, Mathis certainly improved his stock. He already had a big Gridiron Classic, scoring on a 26-yard reception and a 38-yard run off a reverse. Mathis had 108 yards of total offense in that game.
Jones has become an intriguing prospect. A quarterback at Arkansas, where he also played basketball, his 4.41 time was the fastest ever by a quarterback at the combine."
According to Track and Field News, Jerome Mathis ran 20.32 for 200 meters in 2004, which didn't (quite) put him in the top 10 on the track. But the combine would have you believe that he is not just faster--but significantly faster--than what Tim Montgomery, Mo, Carl, and Ben did on Mondo, in track spikes and speedsuits (only).
Just another example of how far out of step with reality the NFL times really are.