Trindon Holliday Trindon Jerard Holliday ( born April 27 , 1986 ) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisiana State University . He was a top - ranked American sprinter competing for the LSU Tigers track and field team and is regarded as one of the fastest players in football . He demonstrated his sprinting ability in the 100 - meter dash at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships , where he recorded 10 . 07 seconds in the final – ahead of Walter Dix and second only to Tyson Gay . This qualified him for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics but he opted to not compete , preferring to begin the football season with the LSU Tigers . He continued to race , however , and reached the semi - finals in the 100 m at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials the following year . Leading up to the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine , Trindon Holliday had hoped to set the record for the 40 yard dash , a feat that would have him eclipse Chris Johnson ' s record mark of 4 . 24 . Furthermore , in training for the event Holliday had self - reported running times as fast as 4 . 21 , which coupled with his extensive track background having already run the fastest 100m dash time of any football player in NCAA history , had many anticipating him achieving said feat . At the combine , reports of Holliday ' s 40 yard dash time ranged from between 4 . 22 seconds and 4 . 34 seconds . Adam Schefter , an ESPN reporter on hand at the event , had reported on Twitter that NFL scouts had clocked Holliday in as low as 4 . 22 during the workout . However , the NFL Network broadcast team record Holliday ' s two tries at unofficial times of 4 . 27 and 4 . 32 , respectively , and pending processing the NFL combine would report Holliday ' s official 40 yard dash time coming in at 4 . 34 seconds . College track career . In his first year at LSU in 2007 , he broke Xavier Carter ' s school record and became the Southeastern Conference 100 m champion . At the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship later that year he set a personal record in the semifinals and finished runner - up in the final to Walter Dix . The following year he took third in the 100 m NCAA final and anchored the 4×100 - meter relay team to victory in 38 . 42 seconds – the fastest collegiate time that year . Issues with size . Holliday had a difficult time getting started in football . His mother held him out of football until 7th grade , because she was afraid he would be injured . After several years of performing at a high level , his high school coaches finally let him start as a running back during his junior year . In his senior year he accumulated over 2 , 000 yards and over 30 touchdowns , leading Northeast High to back - to - back State Semi - Final appearances . Fearing that college recruiters would not believe Holliday ' s actual running times , his high school coaches added to his recorded times before sending them in . Despite his speed records , several schools , including Duke and Louisiana - Lafayette , rejected Holliday due to his small size . Holliday was never scheduled to appear at LSU ' s camp . LSU was interested in another Northeast player , ( WR Aaron Brown ) but that player didn ' t want to go to the camp alone . So David Masterson , Holliday ' s high school coach , took Holliday along also . After initial workouts , Holliday ran the 40 in 4 . 28 seconds wearing high top basketball shoes . The time was so outrageous that the LSU coaches began arguing if they had started their stopwatches on time . " They asked me if Trindon could run it again , " Masterson said . " He didn ' t even get in a track stance . He ran the second 40 in 4 . 27 . He ' s one of those little freaks of nature . " Despite this , LSU coach Les Miles still considered canceling Holliday ' s scholarship offer until holdover offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher convinced Miles that Holliday could play at a college level . Track personal bests . However , Track and Field News has Holliday recorded at 6 . 19 over 55 meters indoors in 2005 , leading the nation . Professional career . Houston Texans . Holliday was drafted in the 6th round of the 2010 draft . Despite his speed Trindon struggled on kickoff returns in the preseason . He was placed on IR because of a fracture in his thumb . September 3 , 2011 he was cut then placed on the practice squad . On October 5 , his practice squad contract was terminated . He was later added to the active roster , but was waived on October 25 . In the 2012 preseason week 1 match up versus the Carolina Panthers , he returned a kickoff return for a touchdown . The next week versus the San Fransisco 49ers , he returned a punt for a touchdown . In the final preseason game versus the Minnesota Vikings , Holliday recorded his third touchdown in four games ; this touchdown was a 76 - yard punt return . Following the 2012 preseason , Holliday made the Houston Texans 53 - man roster and was the starting punt and kick returner . Holliday was waived from the Texans on October 10 , 2012 in a move to bolster an injury - depleted defense . Denver Broncos . On October 11 , Holliday was claimed off of waivers by the Denver Broncos . On October 15 , in his first game as a Bronco , Holliday fumbled and lost the ball on a punt return in the first quarter of the game . At 65 inches ( 165 cm ) , Holliday is the shortest player in the NFL . He returned a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals on November 4 , 2012 , breaking the Broncos record for the longest play . On November 11 , 2012 , he returned a Carolina Panthers punt for 76 yards . The play was ruled a touchdown despite his fumbling of the ball on the 1 yard line . In 2012 , Holliday ' s teams went undefeated during the regular season . He started the season with the Texans who were 5 - 0 when they cut him . He was the acquired by the Broncos who finished the regular season 13 - 3 with an 11 game win streak . On January 12 , 2013 , Holliday returned a punt in the first quarter of the game versus the Baltimore Ravens for a 90 yard touchdown , the longest punt return in postseason history . During the third quarter of that game , he returned a kickoff for a 104 yard touchdown . He became the first player in NFL history with a punt return touchdown and a kick return touchdown in the same postseason game . He had 256 total punt and kick return yards but the Broncos lost , 38 - 35 in double overtime . References . http : / / www . youtube . com / watch ? v = RBSDdKCjCpg & feature = related