Shaquem Griffin Making His Combine Invite Count After Inspiring Bench-Press Effort

INDIANAPOLIS — They called it “The Book.” Terry Griffin created it one night in his garage as part of his continuing quest to allow the younger of his twin sons to do all the things his 60-seconds-older brother could. The Book was a contraption Shaquem Griffin could strap to his left arm, which never included a fully grown hand and has ended in a nub since 1999, when a doctor amputated the tissue that would have been Shaquem’s hand a day after the 4-year-old tried to do it himself with a knife in the Griffin kitchen.

The Book had a flat end that allowed Shaquem to balance an Olympic bar. With The Book attached to his arm, he could bench press just like his brother, Shaquill. The Book wasn’t…