Adidas’ 2016 combine prize is $1 million for 40-yard dash record

Adidas is once again offering NFL prospects a prize at the NFL combine.

The apparel and shoe supplier is giving away $1 million to anyone who breaks the 40-yard dash record at the combine later this month. The record is 4.24 seconds and was set by former East Carolina and current Arizona Cardinals running back Chris Johnson in 2008. It’s stood for eight years because while many players claim to run incredibly fast 40s, electronic timing never lies.

There’s a catch, of course, and it’s the same catch that Adidas had on its 2014 and 2015 contests. The prospect must break the record wearing Adidas 2016 adizero 5-Star 40 cleats.

Specifically created for the 40-yard dash and weighing in at only 4.9 ounces, the 2016 adizero 5-Star 40 is the undisputed lightest cleat in the game. Constructed from an ultra-lightweight, yet extremely strong fiber, the SPRINTSKIN Ultra upper is engineered to provide reinforcement only in key support zones for elite performance. The upper sits atop a SPRINTFRAME football plate in order to provide players with acceleration for the 40-yard dash.

In 2014, the school offered $100,000 to the fastest sprinter at the combine who wore the company’s shoes. The winner of that contest was former Oregon State and current New Orleans Saints WR Brandin Cooks. In 2015, Adidas offered Porsches to the three fastest Adidas-wearing players. However, the Porsche idea got scrapped and $100,000 replaced it.

The new contest has gotten the attention of at least one combine participant too.