*Kyler Murray – Noteworthy
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray will be front and center at the NFL Combine, which begins Tuesday in Indianapolis, Ind. Murray, the Heisman Trophy winner, already made headlines by saying he will commit to an NFL career, rather than pursue baseball as a first-round draft pick of the Oakland A’s. But with that decision comes a problem … a big one. It’s his size. Or lack thereof. Murray is well under six feet tall, and some people, including Giants head coach Pat Shurmur, fancy taller quarterbacks. But Murray’s height isn’t the only concern. It’s also the size of his hands.
Per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero: “There’s not a quarterback in the NFL that has a smaller hand than like a 9 — a 9-inch hand, the span from the thumb to the pinkie,” an NFC executive said. “They say [Murray’s] could be really small, like 8 5/8 or 8 7/8. The difference (from other short QBs) would be like Russell Wilson’s is [10 1/4]. Drew Brees is like a 10 1/4.” Small hands are huge problems for some coaches, because of the potential for fumbles, although it’s worth noting Murray wasn’t turnover-prone at Oklahoma. He fumbled three times last season, losing two of them, in 14 games. – NJ.com