NFL evaluators will tell you that pro days are not to be overlooked, and Pitt QB Kenny Pickett offered scouts something to think about before he even began throwing on Monday.
A slightly larger hand.
Pickett has been dinged for his hand size during the NFL draft process. First he declined to have it measured at the Senior Bowl, which was odd. The reason given: Pickett is double-jointed.
Then once that silliness was over, Pickett’s hands — after he underwent weeks of stretching exercises in the run-up — measured 8 1/2 inches at the NFL scouting combine. (NFL scouts had measured them at 8 1/4 inches last spring, and nine inches is generally considered the floor for some teams at quarterback.)
And now? Pickett was even bigger at the pro day, coming in at a whopping 8 5/8.
Like the old Brady Bunch episode where Bobby Brady thinks he can get taller by hanging from his swing set for extended period, we’re a bit skeptical of Pickett’s hand-size growth.
If he succeeds in the NFL, will those…