Tennessee Titans WR DeAndre Hopkins, standing at 6 feet 1 inch tall, might not be the biggest wideout you come across in the NFL. But what sets him apart is his remarkably large hands. It has always been a hot topic, and during his recent appearance on PartyChat, it came up once again.
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Host Grady Rains asked Hopkins if he rocked 3XL gloves. To his surprise, DHop revealed that he uses 5XL. He explained why he needed such humongous gloves, by stating how his hands are unique. His finger joints in the palm area are unusually spaced apart, which leaves extra space and makes his hands appear much larger.
“If you look at your hands (points to the palm area) — most people’s bones right here (points at the gap between the joints) are close to where their fingers start. Mine’s down here (points at the lower finger bone) so there is a lot of space in between where my fingers start to where the bone is,” said Hopkins.
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During another hand-related talk last year, Pat McAfee posed a similar question to Hopkins: “Do you have the largest hands on Earth?”
Hopkins, all smiles, had shared that he wears 5X gloves and gave a shout-out to the company, Cutters Sports, for making custom gloves that fit his hands perfectly.
McAfee was blown away, comparing Hopkins’ situation to when companies had to make special shoes for basketball giant Shaquille O’Neal because of his huge feet.
Hopkins is the undisputed king of hand size in the NFL
The banter around Hopkins’ massive hands have been doing the rounds for years. The Athletic Football Show’s host Robert Mayes had shared a picture back in 2016 on X, where he compared his hand to the five-time Pro Bowler’s. In the photo, Mayes’ hand looked pretty small next to Hopkins’, but he made it clear he is not a short guy himself.
He wrote, “By the way, this is DeAndre Hopkins’s hand. The other hand is mine. I am not a tiny human.” See for yourselves:
By the way, this is DeAndre Hopkins’s hand. The other hand is mine. I am not a tiny human. pic.twitter.com/ekpfoKXE15
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) August 11, 2016
A content creator group, Footballers, once showcased newly bought Hopkins’ Cutters 5XL size Rev Pro 5.0 gloves and compared them to those worn by other wide receivers in the league. The host of the video mentioned players like Cooper Kupp, Ja’Marr Chase, and AJ Brown, and lined up their gloves on top of DHop’s, whose was visibly larger.
Hopkins has been playing in the league for 11 seasons and is set to enter his second year with the Tennessee Titans in 2024. The 31-year-old wide receiver has been outstanding, especially in catching the ball.
According to Pro Football Reference, he has played in 161 out of 162 games and caught 928 passes out of 1505 attempts, for 12,355 yards, with a catch percentage of 61.7.
