The 40-yard dash gets most of the attention. But when it comes to evaluating the speed of defensive players, the shuttle run is much more useful. Unlike the 40 which just shows straight-line speed, ...

At the annual NFL Scouting Combine, athletes perform a number of workouts and exercises to showcase their athleticism to NFL scouts, coaches and general managers. Among the exercises is the shuttle ...

"The 20-yard shuttle shows an athlete's lateral quickness. It's all about change-of-direction skills. Does Colin's time of 4.91 seconds stack up to that of an NFL prospect? No. Not even close. But how ...

Of all the football players from Alabama’s high schools and colleges who’ve tried to reach the pros, which one has had the best performance in the shuttle run at the annual NFL Scouting Combine? A new ...

For former athletes, the shuttle run is a familiar task. However, for those that haven’t done it before, it’s a short but exhausting drill that is used at the NFL Combine to put the prospects through ...