{"id":5164,"date":"2024-11-27T08:08:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2024-11-27T08:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:08:31","slug":"breaking-cowboys-kavontae-turpin-makes-fastest-player-claim-after-viral-td-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5164","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Cowboys&#8217; KaVontae Turpin makes &#8216;fastest player&#8217; claim after viral TD return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The Cowboys&#8217; return specialist did not hold back his confidence on his greatest strength<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-news-KaVontae-Turpin-makes-fastest-player-claim-after-viral-TD-return-1.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Image of Dallas Cowboys return specialist\/wide receiver KaVontae Turpin running with a fire emoji behind him. Cowboys logo in background\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Dallas Cowboys\u00a0return specialist\/wideout KaVontae Turpin made a bold claim about himself a day after his\u00a0viral kickoff return touchdown against the Washington Commanders. Head coach\u00a0Mike McCarthy&#8217;s team had a shocking victory at Northwest Stadium on Sunday as backup quarterback Cooper Rush had his best performance of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Turpin&#8217;s 99-yard touchdown return sealed the upset\u00a0in a play where the 2022 United States Football League MVP showcased his trademark speed. In a quote to Dallas Cowboys insider Ed Werder, Turpin\u00a0showed confidence in his biggest strength.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have always been the fastest person on this planet. That&#8217;s how I feel. I feel like I&#8217;m the fastest player in the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>KaVontae Turpin has given the Dallas Cowboys a much-needed spark<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3139621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3139621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3139621\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-return-specialist-KaVontae-Turpin-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-return-specialist-KaVontae-Turpin-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-return-specialist-KaVontae-Turpin-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-return-specialist-KaVontae-Turpin-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-return-specialist-KaVontae-Turpin-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cowboys-return-specialist-KaVontae-Turpin-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys wide receiver KaVontae Turpin (9) returns a kickoff for a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the fourth quarter at Northwest Stadium. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3139621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To save everyone time from searching it up, KaVontae Turpin\u00a0ran a 4.31-second 40-yard dash\u00a0on his pro day in 2019. That is a blazing time but by no means the fastest ever in that event. To compare,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/simulcam-confirms-xavier-worthys-record-breaking-nfl-combine-40-yard-dash-over-john-ross\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>avier Worthy currently holds the record\u00a0among NFL players in the 40, running 4.21 seconds at the 2024 NFL Combine. Despite that difference, a 40-time is never the best indication of a player&#8217;s speed. 49ers icon Jerry Rice famously ran a 4.71 time for this event and went on to look way faster than that in pads.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Turpin made everyone else on the field look like they were in slow motion in this viral play. The touchdown return is the TCU alum&#8217;s second of the season, the other being on a 60-yard punt return against the Cleveland Browns. Turpin additionally has caught 21 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Looking ahead, the Cowboys will need Turpin to consistently showcase his speed to stay competitive over the next few weeks.\u00a0Mike McCarthy is firmly on the hot seat\u00a0for a team decimated by injuries, and the Cowboys will need to win out to realistically stay in playoff contention. Still, the next four games for Dallas are very winnable. Over the next month, \u201cAmerica&#8217;s Team\u201d will host the New York Giants, Cincinnati Bengals, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and travel to Charlotte to take on the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>After those games\u00a0come two pivotal late-season matchups against the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. It&#8217;s a tall task to ask Dallas to win out, especially\u00a0with star quarterback Dak Prescott\u00a0out for the season. However, the\u00a0Cowboys came into the Commanders&#8217; game as heavy underdogs\u00a0and won. Maybe this one victory can spark one of the most remarkable turnarounds in recent memory. Still, whether Mike McCarthy and company can pull off an early Christmas miracle remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cowboys&#8217; return specialist did not hold back his confidence on his greatest strength Dallas Cowboys\u00a0return specialist\/wideout KaVontae Turpin made a bold claim about himself a day&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Cowboys&#039; KaVontae Turpin makes &#039;fastest player&#039; claim after viral TD return - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5164\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Cowboys&#039; 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