Kenny Pickett’s fingers acquired loads of consideration main as much as the 2022 NFL Draft. Together with questions concerning his hand dimension, Pickett’s choice to put on gloves on each his throwing and non-throwing hand has raised eyebrows, as most quarterbacks favor to go with out a glove on their throwing hand. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback not too long ago shared the explanation why he wears gloves on each fingers throughout video games. It dates to Pickett’s sophomore season at Pitt, when the Panthers hosted North Carolina on a cold November night time. 

“I did it as soon as my sophomore 12 months, however actually after that North Carolina sport you known as, I caught with it after that sport,” Pickett stated throughout a latest look on The Pat McAfee Present. “After that sport, I type of caught with it. Coach (Mark) Whipple was like, ‘, it does not must be chilly to rock the gloves.’ So I’ve worn them since then on out. …  It is simply type of one thing that I get pleasure from and I simply really feel extra comfy with it.”

Given his success that night time in opposition to the Tar Heels, Pickett’s choice to stay with carrying two gloves makes excellent sense. He threw for 359 yards that included a 74-yard landing go. Pickett additionally ran for 2 scores whereas main the Panthers to a 34-27 win. 

Pickett stated that his transition from utilizing a university to a professional soccer has been easy. He stated that he inserted an NFL soccer into his coaching final 12 months with a view to assist put together him for all times on the subsequent stage. So far as the Steelers’ offense is worried, Pickett feels that offensive coordinator Matt Canada will look to showcase his mobility, in addition to the mobility of the remainder of the group’s quarterbacks. Mobility was one factor the Steelers’ brass wasn’t shy about when discussing what it wished from Ben Roethlisberger’s preliminary successor. 

“That is a side of my sport that I am excited to point out,” stated Pickett, whose notorious pretend slide in Pitt’s win over Wake Forest in final 12 months’s ACC title sport led to the creation of a brand new NCAA rule. “I feel the sport’s type of modified. You look across the league, a whole lot of guys are athletic they usually prolong performs, and that is how a whole lot of massive performs occur. Coach Whipple actually helped my sport, maintain my eyes down the sphere and discovering receivers and making massive time performs. In order that’s one thing I feel I am going to undoubtedly use in Coach Canada’s offense, and he naturally type of integrates it with how he strikes the pocket and does a whole lot of nice issues. So I am excited to type of present that this camp.”