Photo: Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesJoe Burrowis afraid he doesn’t measure up to other professional football players.On Monday, the 23-year-oldHeisman Trophy winnerquipped that he was debating whether to call hisNFLcareer quits before he even officially joins the league. The point of concern for Burrow? His hand size.According toESPN, the standout quarterback was measured with 9-inch hands at the NFL scouting combine held in Indianapolis earlier this week. The outlet reported that the thumb-to-pinkie distance is tied for the shortest among first-round quarterback picks since 2008.“Considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands. Please keep me in your thoughts,”jokedBurrow on Twitter.Burrow received support from none other than 2020 Super Bowl MVPPatrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 24,wroteback to Burrow on Twitter: “My small hands are doing alright so far….i believe in ya ???”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesJoe Burrow.Adam Hunger/Getty ImagesBurrow made headlines last college football season when he delivered a powerful speech while accepting his Heisman award. The Louisiana State University player mentioned his hometown of Athens, Ohio, while at the podium, expressing encouragement to kids looking to rise from poverty.“Coming from southeast Ohio, it’s a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average,” Burrow said in hisspeech. “There’s so many people there that don’t have a lot.”He added: “And I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school. You guys can be up here too.”After afundraiserwas formed to benefit the small town, Burrow inspired more than $500,000 indonations.
Photo: Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images
Joe Burrowis afraid he doesn’t measure up to other professional football players.On Monday, the 23-year-oldHeisman Trophy winnerquipped that he was debating whether to call hisNFLcareer quits before he even officially joins the league. The point of concern for Burrow? His hand size.According toESPN, the standout quarterback was measured with 9-inch hands at the NFL scouting combine held in Indianapolis earlier this week. The outlet reported that the thumb-to-pinkie distance is tied for the shortest among first-round quarterback picks since 2008.“Considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands. Please keep me in your thoughts,”jokedBurrow on Twitter.Burrow received support from none other than 2020 Super Bowl MVPPatrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 24,wroteback to Burrow on Twitter: “My small hands are doing alright so far….i believe in ya ???”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesJoe Burrow.Adam Hunger/Getty ImagesBurrow made headlines last college football season when he delivered a powerful speech while accepting his Heisman award. The Louisiana State University player mentioned his hometown of Athens, Ohio, while at the podium, expressing encouragement to kids looking to rise from poverty.“Coming from southeast Ohio, it’s a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average,” Burrow said in hisspeech. “There’s so many people there that don’t have a lot.”He added: “And I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school. You guys can be up here too.”After afundraiserwas formed to benefit the small town, Burrow inspired more than $500,000 indonations.
Joe Burrowis afraid he doesn’t measure up to other professional football players.
On Monday, the 23-year-oldHeisman Trophy winnerquipped that he was debating whether to call hisNFLcareer quits before he even officially joins the league. The point of concern for Burrow? His hand size.
According toESPN, the standout quarterback was measured with 9-inch hands at the NFL scouting combine held in Indianapolis earlier this week. The outlet reported that the thumb-to-pinkie distance is tied for the shortest among first-round quarterback picks since 2008.
“Considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands. Please keep me in your thoughts,”jokedBurrow on Twitter.
Burrow received support from none other than 2020 Super Bowl MVPPatrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 24,wroteback to Burrow on Twitter: “My small hands are doing alright so far….i believe in ya ???”
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Burrow made headlines last college football season when he delivered a powerful speech while accepting his Heisman award. The Louisiana State University player mentioned his hometown of Athens, Ohio, while at the podium, expressing encouragement to kids looking to rise from poverty.
“Coming from southeast Ohio, it’s a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average,” Burrow said in hisspeech. “There’s so many people there that don’t have a lot.”
He added: “And I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school. You guys can be up here too.”
After afundraiserwas formed to benefit the small town, Burrow inspired more than $500,000 indonations.
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