The 25 Fittest Football Players

Chris Johnson – Running Back – Tennessee Titans

Arguably the fastest man in football, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has the ability to change an entire game in a split second. And we actually mean one second. The guy runs an astonishing 4.24-second 40-yard dash, has a 35” vertical leap, and a 130” broad jump. Once the Vince Young experiment ended, Johnson quickly became the number one Titans star, even rushing for over 2,000 yards in the 2009 season (the same season he was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year). Men’s Fitness doesn’t just profile anyone’s workout regimen. No, they need to have a reason. And if CJ’s explosiveness and lightening quick speed isn’t a good reason, then we don’t know what is. He maintains the speed that helped him to break the NFL single season record for total yards from scrimmage (2,509) with a mixture of single-leg squats, reps on the Vertimax, and a variety of other explosive exercises. You, on the other hand, might want to work on strengthening your eyes for the 2012 season. Otherwise, you’re likely to miss Johnson streaking across your television screen as he runs for another touchdown.