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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 10, 1988||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama (2007–2010) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2011 / round: 7 / pick: 208 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gregory Vincent McElroy Jr. (born May 10, 1988) is an American football commentator and former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft after playing college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. During his high school career, McElroy won several awards including being named an EA Sports All-American and winning a Texas 5A state championship for Southlake Carroll. He was the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide football team. As a junior, he led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated 14–0 season, which included the 2009 SEC Championship and BCS National Championship.
Since retiring from the NFL in 2014, McElroy has worked as a college football analyst for ESPN.[1]