Alabama’s McElroy cracks bone in throwing hand during Senior Bowl

Florida State’s Christian Ponder grabbed the headlines, and the game’s MVP award for the Senior Bowl, but Alabama’s Greg McElroy made some next-day news of his own. During the first play of the fourth quarter, McElroy hit his throwing hand on a helmet during the follow-through, cracking a bone near his thumb. McElroy finished the series, but did not return to the game. "I had no feeling the rest of the series," McElroy said after the game. "The ball was kind of sporadic. I couldn’t get a grip on the ball. I still can’t get a grip on the ball. I think it will be OK."

He is expected to miss about two weeks of throwing and should be ready for the NFL combine on Feb. 23.