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How Did Shaquem Griffin Lose His Hand?

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Shaquem Griffin is one of the best stories in football right now.

The former UCF linebacker has only his right hand yet became the AAC defensive player of the year in 2016 and was named a second-team All-American in 2017. He took the NFL combine by storm, putting up 20 reps on the bench press with a prosthetic right hand and running a 4.38 40-yard dash, the fastest time from a linebacker since 2013.

When Griffin was in his mother's womb with his twin brother, Seahawks cornerback Shaquil, the amniotic sac wrapped around Shaquem's wrist. Normally doctors would operate to try and fix this issue, but the risk was deemed to great because Shaquil was also in the womb, according to ESPN.