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Some people who consider themselves experts believe the man that has won three gold medals this Olympics could be a force in the NFL.

He obviously has incredible speed and is only 21-years-old. If he can learn how to catch a football, he could be a serious weapon for an NFL team, especially one that has a QB with a strong arm.

This isn't the first time a star sprinter has been considered for a spot in the NFL. Bob Hayes has had the most success transitioning to football, winning a Super Bowl and earning multiple Pro Bowl selections. Jim Hines was drafted a round higher than Hayes, but didn't work out nearly as well.

So does Bolt have the goods to make it in the NFL?

Feeling bummed about all of the struggles the United States has had in track and field this Olympics? Just watch this video above featuring highlights of John Belushi making this country proud with his efforts in the decathlon more than three decades ago.

In actual Olympic news, American Bryan Clay lived up to the legacy set by Belushi and took gold in the 2008 decathlon. It must be the donuts.

Watching another medal chance slip through their fingers

I heard rumors of what happened to the U.S. track team at Beijing's Bird's Nest Wednesday, but I had to see for myself Thursday night.
It was like watching back-to-back high-speed trainwrecks.

Usain Bolt broke his second world record by winning Wednesday's 200 final.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt continued his gold-medal romp Wednesday morning with yet another world record - this time in the 200 meters.

He becomes the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 events.

Bolt's 19.30 eclipsed the old record of 19.32 seconds set by Michael Johnson in Atlanta in 1996.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt started hot-dogging well before the finish line of the 100-meter dash final Saturday, but he still blew away the field to win gold and set a world record in the event with a stunning time of 9.69 seconds.

Bolt slipped out of the starting blocks but had such a lead by mid-track that The Associated Press reported he soon "held his arms out wide, turned his palms up, pounded his chest and started celebrating a good 10 strides before he reached the finish line."

Imagine what his time would have been had he kept surging.

While American Tyson Gay failed to qualify for the final, his U.S. teammate Walter Dix grabbed the bronze medal.

Here's The AP account:

Jeremy Wariner ran the world's fastest time this year in Paris.

Track and field.

Men's 400.

Jeremy Wariner vs. LaShawn Merritt.

Wariner ran the two fastest times this year, a 43.86 set in Paris in July and 43.98 a month earlier in Oslo. Merritt has beaten him twice in a row, including the Olympic trials.