With a speed rating of 97, 49ers running back Raheem Mostert is already one of the fastest players available in the latest installment of the Madden NFL video game series, Madden NFL 21. But apparently, he thinks he should be rated even higher.
And, truth be told, Mostert has a point. Mostert was clocked by NFL Next Gen Stats as having the two fastest runs of the 2020 season -- an 80-yard touchdown against the Jets in Week 2 during which he was clocked at 23.09 MPH and a 76-yard catch against the Cardinals in Week 1 that saw him reach 22.73 MPH. Mostert posted highlights of the two runs to his Instagram account Saturday, along with a request to have his Madden NFL 21 score raised to a maximum mark of 99.
"@eamaddennfl, Ima need that speed rating at a 99 😏🏎💨💨 Please and thank you," Mostert wrote.
Mostert isn't the first NFL player to request his speed rating get raised to 99. Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill also made that request in 2018 and wound up getting his rating raised to 99 after speaking to someone with game publisher EA Sports. Hill is currently the game's fastest player, followed by Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs at 98 and Mostert, Ravens receiver Marquise Brown, Eagles receiver Marquise Goodwin, and Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman at 97.
Time will tell if Mostert is successful with his request. But if anyone deserves to be put on the same level as Hill, it's Mostert. Mostert was a standout on the track in college at Purdue, once posting a 10.15-second mark in the 100-meter dash and a 20.65-second mark in the 200-meter dash. Hill once ran a 200-meter time of 20.14 and a 100-meter time of 10.19 while also once reaching sub-ten second time in the 100-meter dash with a tailwind. Hill's fastest run during the 2020 season reached a peak speed of 21.91 seconds.
