At least one person isn't worried about Kenny Pickett being able to hold onto the football.
The former Pitt quarterback raised some eyebrows when he declined to ha WVU vs. Pitt Rivalry Shirts ve his hands measured at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. Pickett told N Alabama vs. Auburn Rivalry Shirts FL Network's Tom Pelissero he will wait until the NFL Combine to be measured because he has a double-jointed thumb, which makes it difficult to ge Fordham Rams Jerseys t an accurate measurement.
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There will be plenty of scouts wary of spending a first-round pick at the 2022 NFL Draft on a quarterback with hands on the smaller side. Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi dismissed the idea that hand size should deter teams from selecting the Heisman Trophy finalist, telling ESPN's Andrea Adelson the questions about measurements are "a complete joke."
"If they want to measure anything, FSU vs. Miami Rivalry shirt what they should do is do open-heart surgery, go check and see how big that chest cavity is and how big the heart is inside that chest, if you really want to analyze," Narduzzi said. "What are we talking about? There's nobody out there who's going to play harder and put everything he's got into it than Kenny Pickett.
"This kid doesn't have a flaw. That's what [scouts] do. It's the same thing at the combine, they're going to find something else to pick on him. It's not going to be a factor."
Pickett is Arizona Wildcats shirt just the latest in a long line of QBs who have faced questions about the size of their hands. Before the 2020 NFL Draft, Joe Burrow joked abou Kentucky vs. Louisville Rivalry Gear t his own hand size issues after measuring at nine inches.
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Pickett won't be a slam-dunk N Central Connecticut State Blue Devils clothes o. 1 pick like Burrow, but h Emerson College Lions clothes e is expected to come off the board in the first round. He led the Panthers to an 11-2 record and the 2021 ACC championship last season before sitting out Pitt's Peach Bowl loss to Michigan State. He threw for 4,319 yards with 42 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
