Jake Fromm has the perfect response to those questioning the size of his hands
If you missed the news, Jake Fromm’s hands measured in at 8-7/8 inches during the measurement portion of the 2020 NFL Combine.
It’s unclear why that’s an issue for some, Fromm never had an issue with fumbles or holding on to the ball during his college career in Athens, but several outlets ran with the news and noted that Fromm’s hands could be too small for him to have success at the game’s highest level.
During the interview portion of the 2020 NFL Combine on Tuesday, the former standout Georgia signal-caller was asked to address the concerns regarding the size of his hands.
Fromm could not have answered this one any better.
“It’s an eighth of an inch away from being the desired nine inches, no big deal,” Fromm noted. “The same hands that went to three SEC Championships, Rose Bowl, National Championship and some Sugar Bowls. I think it’s played plenty of football and done well enough so far.”
Fromm could have also mentioned he started as a true freshman in the nation’s toughest conference, completed 63.3 percent of his passes, threw for 8,236 yards with 78 touchdowns and only 18 interceptions in three seasons. But he didn’t, so we did for him.
For those that actually have seen him play, the size of his hands shouldn’t be an issue.
You can view his comments below courtesy of AJC Sports:
Former UGA QB Jake Fromm on his less than optimal hand size #nflcombine pic.twitter.com/qnmGoOlsHh
— AJC Sports (@AJCsports) February 25, 2020
what ever you say about fromm and you opinion on him as a quarterback he is still a DGD.
Lots of Luck Jake in the NFL ! Other than the 2019 season…he always impressed me with his decision-making….very important in the NFL. Frankly I just can’t put too much stock in this hand-size stuff anyway.
Media hacks at the Combine have wayyyy too much time on their hands. Fromm (and Burrows, who also was reported as having “small hands”) never suffered any issues on the field from it. These reporters need to think before they run with “a story”.
the strange thing about the NFL guys is they make a big deal about hand-size…but look over some real character-issues with regard to some athletes. I’ll take a QB with “small hands” 5 to 1 over a guy with a number of arrests in his background any day of the week.
Tim Tebow had big hands and he sucked as an NFL QB.
This measurable is the silliest one of them all.