A lot of NFL personalities have been questioning whether Manziel can make it in the NFL given his size. After Russell Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl and with the success that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has had, that might not be as big of a concern as long as he has huge hands.
And apparently Manziel has huge hands. CBS’s Bruce Feldman tweeted out a picture Manziel’s hands several months ago and the topic has come back up at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Scouts say it's key for shorter QBs to have big hands (Brees) Here's Manziel hand next to 6-4 DevinGardner's pic.twitter.com/6h7wDwDZ6l
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) September 18, 2013
@leefitting And all 3 (Wilson, Brees and Manziel) have abnormally big hands.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 21, 2014
If you were curious how Manziel’s hands compared to other top quarterback prospects Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles, his hands are bigger.
Many coaches say hand size a big deal w QBs esp shorter ones. MT @MoveTheSticks: Hands: Bridgewater- 9 1/4, Bortles- 9 3/8, Manziel- 9 7/8.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 21, 2014