This video of Robert Gill running 25 MPH on a treadmill has gone viral and may have helped the wide receiver earn a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

After Gill, a 29-year-old rookie (reportedly the oldest rookie trying to break onto a roster in the NFL) completed the feat, he loaded the clip on YouTube and brought it to the attention of Cardinals coach Bruce Arians with this tweet:

Whether the video played a part or not in Gill getting a deal with the team is another matter, but it can’t have hurt.

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