INDIANAPOLIS -- A week after promising he would measure "72 inches on the dot" at the NFL Scouting Combine, quarterback Johnny Manziel came up just short of the mark in the official measurement early Friday morning.
The former Texas A&M quarterback many expect to be taken in the top three picks in the 2014 NFL Draft, came in at 5-foot-11 3/4, and weighed 207 pounds, according to NFL Media analysts Gil Brandt and Daniel Jeremiah.
Manziel's height is among NFL scouting concerns about his pro potential, although he is widely considered one of the top three quarterbacks in the draft, along with Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater and Central Florida's Blake Bortles.
Manziel's hand size, also important to NFL scouts for quarterback evaluations (particularly smaller quarterbacks), measured large as advertised at 9 7/8 inches.
Concerns about Eastern Illinois QB Jimmy Garoppolo's hand size were eased a bit when his measured 9 1/4 inches. Many consider 9 inches to be the minimum standard for NFL quarterbacks.
Other notable measurements:
» Bridgewater: 6-2 1/8, 214 pounds, 9 1/4 hands.
» Bortles: 6-5, 232 pounds.
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