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Old 04-04-2021, 10:20 AM
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Bulaga's arms were 33.25", which is at or above 33". Learn to read.

From espn. I couldnt get the link to copy. Read that


Daily Mailbag: The insanity of short arms
Apr 27, 2010
Kevin Seifert
ESPN Staff Writer
Thank you, thank you, Mallory of St. Paul, for providing me the opportunity to address the most ridiculous thing I heard or read during the NFL draft. Take it away, Mallory:

I've heard a lot of various experts and analysts project that Green Bay's Bryan Bulaga will struggle to adapt to left tackle in the NFL due to short arms. But, checking combine numbers, his arms (33 1/4") were longer than NFL left tackles Joe Thomas (32 1/2") and Jake Long (32 7/8").

Both of these guys are able to play left tackle effectively in the NFL regardless of their arm length, so why are people making such a big deal about this? Is there really a huge correlation between "arm length" and being effective as a left tackle in the NFL? Is Bulaga being unfairly criticized because he attended the same school and played the same position as notorious NFL bust Robert Gallery (32 1/4" arms)?


https://www.milehighreport.com/2015/...offensive-line

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