The former Alabama All-American missed the previous UFL game because of an ankle injury.
St. Louis Battlehawks quarterback AJ McCarron passes during a United Football League game against the Houston Roughnecks on May 4, 2024, at the Dome at America’s Center.because of an ankle injury. On Thursday, St. Louis coach Anthony Becht said McCarron would return for Saturday’s game against the Arlington Renegades as the backup for Manny Wilkins.
“Manny did a great job, I thought, his first game,” Becht said. “Clearly, there’s some things you can clean up. But for a guy to step in, be ready for his moment, have the calmness to use his legs as a positive and all those things were a dimension that helped us and gave us a slight advantage is the fact that was something defenses had to worry about.”“He ran some drills,” Becht said of McCarron this week. “He’s back in the mix. Working on some tape jobs.
In his second season as St. Louis’ quarterback, McCarron has completed 154-of-231 passes for 1,467 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions in seven games. The former St. Paul’s Episcopal standout leads the UFL in touchdown passes despite missing the Week 8 game. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, St. Louis is tied with the San Antonio Brahmas for the lead in the XFL Conference with 6-2 records. San Antonio plays the undefeated Birmingham Stallions on Saturday. The Renegades have a 1-7 record.
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