AJ McCarron to return in standby role for St. Louis Battlehawks
Quarterback AJ McCarron will be back in uniform but not necessarily back on the field for the St. Louis Battlehawks this week.
The former Alabama All-American missed the Battlehawks’ previous game 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.
Wilkins went all the way under center as the Battlehawks beat the D.C. Defenders 26-21 on Sunday. Wilkins completed 9-of-18 passes for 126 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions and ran for 80 yards on 12 carries.
Becht praised Wilkins for using his mobility to help St. Louis clinch a spot in the United Football League playoffs with its victory.
“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.”
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