"I was here for two weeks at separate times. It’s just part of being a team player.”McCarron and quarterbacks coach Brian Callahan have holed up inside the team’s Alameda training facility, pouring over terminology, formations and pre-snap adjustments required after surveying the defense. He arrives with confidence, tenacity and unmistakable talent that he hopes will help him flourish wearing silver and black.“He’s a guy who is not afraid to call me to see if I have a question before we can even think twice,” Ruggs said. In time, he’ll have zero problem taking over in a pinch.ALAMEDA – Raiders backup quarter back AJ McCarron doesn’t really want to play in Monday night’s game.Lee has made 19 starts for the Raiders over his three seasons in the NFL, since the organization took him in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.“…When it comes to football, I think I’m pretty smart. He first played football at Trimmier Park and then Langan Park in Mobile. He’s a great leader and a great teammate. He’s been a quick study in terms of picking up the offense. He was the ninth quarterback to get a team and he was picked in the fifth round. He is everything we thought he was, too.”Playing a game roughly a week after he was acquired from Buffalo for a fifth-round pick would not be, shall we say, ideal.Jacobs was, as always, direct and to the point.“He always kept it real with me and told me what I needed to do and the right mindset to have [at Alabama],” Ruggs said during a Thursday video conference. Carr takes most every rep preparing for the game, leaving little time to apply what he’s learning in the classroom. 38 talking about this. “It’s definitely different, but you still run a lot of the same plays. Mariner was picked up by Las Vegas after going unselected in April's draft.The Raiders kept tabs on McCarron and pounced once it became clear Buffalo was headed in a different direction.Ruggs’ injury has healed to the point he feels like himself, “maybe even better.” He’s fully ready to go for Raiders training camp, which already has started for quarterbacks, rookies and injured players who registered two negative coronavirus tests.“If I have to get in there, God forbid, it’s not going to be perfect,” McCarron said Thursday, “but I know how to battle and keep trying.”“It’s a different type of scheme and thought process,” McCarron said. AJ McCarron opens up about a time when he was four years old and he was on the river with his dad. Courtesy of McCarron Family. A J McCarron was born in Mobile, Alabama. Derek Carr is set to play every snap against the Rams and, if all goes to plan, McCarron will never see game action. McCarron was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama.He attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School from kindergarten to fourth grade before transferring to St. Paul's Episcopal School. He’s been in the building from dawn to dusk every day. At the age of five, McCarron was severely injured in a jet-ski accident and almost died. Mail To. The running back’s advice always rang true during their years together at the University of Alabama, so the new Raiders receiver went right back to his old friend for the best way to make a solid impression on the Silver and Black.Jacobs knows what he’s talking about. Being real familiar with the ins and outs of offense is key.”“We’re happy to get him,” offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. McCarron is trying to work his way through an adverse situation, which came after Buffalo sent him away after thinking he could start for them upon signing.Raiders players have soaked up the system for five months. It’s just a real pleasure to have him right now. But, that is not the case, according to a report from NFL Network.McCarron is currently listed as day-to-day and will return to practice when his shoulder is no longer sore, the report says.The former Alabama quarterback was originally selected by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.
The 29-year-old former Miss Alabama took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon to share a … When the football player was five years old, he was involved in a near-fatal jet-ski accident at Dog River in Alabama.