No, it’s not an injury that will in any way affect Greg McElroy‘s availability for this week’s version of “The Greatest Football Game Ever”. However, because it involves one of the lead characters in the ongoing Alabama-Florida docudrama, it’s noteworthy and bears watching.
The Tide quarterback suffered an injury to his right foot on a fourth-quarter sack during the comeback win over Arkansas Saturday.
As noted by the Ledger-Enquirer, it’s not an injury that leaves McElroy’s status for the game in peril. The QB noted, however, that it is causing discomfort and could linger throughout the week.
“Yeah, this thing’s pretty sore,” he said. “It actually felt better yesterday as opposed to today, I think, because I had a shot after the game, an anti-inflammatory shot. It was like a 48-hour type of dose. I’ll be fine. It’s gonna be a little ginger on it the first few days. It’s gonna be pretty painful.”
The good news is that, during the portion of practice open to the media Monday, McElroy moved without much of a limp.
Whether that remains the case when the real “bullets” begin flying Saturday in Tuscaloosa remains to be seen.