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🗓️ 25 February 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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0:00.0 | So let's talk some measurements. |
0:02.0 | That's what went down today. |
0:04.0 | The consensus number one overall pick, Joe Burroughs' hand size came in at nine inches. |
0:09.0 | Listen to this. |
0:10.0 | The last quarterback to have hands that small and be drafted first overall was Jared |
0:14.5 | golf back in 2016, guys. |
0:16.2 | So that gives you some comparison. |
0:21.8 | It's an annual NFL tradition. |
0:24.8 | Every year, we're introduced to the incoming class of rookie quarterbacks, and we're told |
0:30.2 | that a single measurement matters, hand size. |
0:34.3 | But what if the metric is totally meaningless? |
0:37.8 | As the NFL combine unfolds in Indianapolis, |
0:41.1 | we investigate the connection between big hands and big production |
0:44.8 | and ask whether scouts are chasing a myth. |
0:50.8 | I'm Mina Kimes. It's Tuesday, February 25th. |
0:54.5 | This is ESPN Daily, presented by ADT. |
1:01.7 | Dave, I was very self-conscious reading this piece, because I don't know if you know this about me, but I have tiny, tiny hands. |
1:09.4 | I have gigantic hands. Do you? No, tiny hands. I have gigantic hands. |
1:11.5 | Do you? |
1:12.6 | No, come on. |
1:14.1 | I have tiny baby hands. |
1:15.9 | Dave Fleming is a senior writer for ESPN. |
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