Linebacker with One Hand Wows NFL: What a great player how can mange it.

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College soccer player Shaquem Griffin impressed coaches and fanatics at an NFL scouting event on Saturday (March 3) whilst he bench-pressed 225 lbs. (102 kilograms) 20 times. And he did it all with out a left hand.

Griffin, 22, misplaced his left hand whilst he turned into four years vintage due to amniotic band syndrome, a unprecedented situation that occurs at some point of fatal improvement. the precise cause of this circumstance is unknown, but it is concept to arise when elements of the foetus become entangled inside the amniotic sac, or the sac of fluid that surrounds the growing child, according to the university of California, San Francisco (usa).

The amniotic sac has layers, an outer layer known as the chorion and an inner layer referred to as the amnion. it's thought that in cases of amniotic band syndrome, the inner layer of the amniotic sac ruptures and bands of floating tissue from the layer wrap round parts of the fetus — along with fingers, toes or complete limbs — constricting them, usa says.

The circumstance can reason numerous headaches, ranging in seriousness from moderate to excessive. as an instance, in mild cases, a baby might have a crease on one limb, however this does not have an effect on how the limb works, in step with Seattle kid's clinic. In other cases, the bands can lessen blood go with the flow to components of the frame, leading to restricted growth or tissue damage. babies with the circumstance can be born missing palms and ft if those digits are reduce off within the womb (referred to as congenital amputation), or the kids may be born with their digits fused collectively, Seattle children's says. [9 Uncommon Conditions That Pregnancy May Bring]

In excessive instances, the bands can turn out to be wrapped around vital elements, inclusive of the head or umbilical wire, and this could be deadly, in keeping with usa.

In Griffin's case, the amniotic strands wrapped around his left wrist, preventing his left hand from developing generally, in keeping with sports activities Illustrated. If doctors had tried to take away the band inside the womb, it may have endangered the existence of Griffin or his twin brother, Shaquill, sports activities Illustrated suggested. As a result, Shaquem Griffin turned into born with a left hand that didn't feature properly and become painful to the touch. doctors amputated his hand in 1999 to relieve this pain.

Now, Shaquem Griffin hopes to be the first participant with one hand drafted to the NFL within the cutting-edge generation, in line with ESPN.

At the NFL Scouting combine, an occasion at which university players exhibit their abilities in the front of professional coaches, Griffin ran the quickest forty-yard dash for his function (linebacker) of every body due to the fact 2003, according to sports activities Illustrated. And for his weight-lifting feat, he used a prosthetic hand to grip the barbell as he driven out 20 repetitions, smashing his preceding first-rate of eleven reps for that weight, consistent with the NFL.