MADISON, Wis. — Let's address this from the get-go, because it will be the NFL's biggest issue with Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli.
Yep, he's missing the index finger on his left hand. He hasn't had it since he was two days old.
Fumagalli was born with amniotic band syndrome, where the umbilical cord connecting him to his mother was wrapped around his left hand. It cut off circulation to his hand, and he was lucky not to have lost more than one finger—or the entire hand.
But he still runs better than any tight end in April's NFL draft, still blocks better, still gets open and separates, still uses his body to shield defenders.