QUARTERBACK PROFILE
Rich Gannon
Oakland Raiders · Historical profile
- THROWING HAND
- Right
- QB GRIP
- 021
How does Rich Gannon grip the football?
Rich Gannon uses a 021 grip in Alex Neist’s QB Grip breakdown: his ring finger sits above the laces, his pinky crosses the second lace, and one finger crosses over the laces. The Raiders-era close-up shows his right throwing hand on the lace side while his left hand supports the opposite side of the football.
What to look for in Gannon’s grip
His throwing hand is on the viewer’s left. The upper fingers extend across the leather above the exposed run of laces, while the lowest visible finger lies across the lace area. The ball’s upright position makes the relationship between the fingers and the laces easier to compare.
The supporting left hand remains on the ball in this frame. This is a setup position, so it does not show the final release or how the hand position changes as the throwing motion develops.
What does Rich Gannon’s 021 grip mean?
- 0 — Ring finger
- Above the laces.
- 2 — Pinky
- Crosses the second lace.
- 1 — Fingers over the laces
- One finger crosses over the laces.
Alex highlights Gannon’s high hand position as unconventional, contrasting it with pinky placements nearer the fourth, fifth, or sixth lace. The leading zero is part of the code: 021.
Watch Rich Gannon’s grip breakdown
Watch Rich Gannon on QB Grip’s YouTube channel
How to read this profile
The 021 classification follows Alex’s video analysis. The close-up documents one setup position; it does not mean Gannon used identical finger placement on every throw.
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