Hovering over a garbage can in the middle of the locker room, he began frantically peeling away the foreign substance off his hands like a nervous chemistry student who suddenly realized he made a terrible mistake in the science lab.
“It’s just wax, but it’s freaky,” Cardinals center Mason Cole explained. “I just came from the training room and they told me it’s supposed to be good for your hands, so … well, you know.”
Hey, whatever works, right?
If a little new-age paraffin treatment can help reduce inflammation and keep protecting the hands of the rookie responsible for snapping the ball to quarterback Josh Rosen while the rest of his teammates on the offensive line keep dropping like flies, that’s probably a good thing.