MOBILE, Ala. — The Senior Bowl, in theory, was made for a player such as A.J. McCarron.
The college all-star game is a mecca for NFL scouts, coaches and personnel officials, and they flock here for a few days every late January to closely watch some of the top senior prospects for the following spring's draft.
Many of the top players who are locked into the top 20 picks opt out of the game, as is their God-given right. But the players who do come have a chance to showcase their skills against top-level competition and raise their stocks heading into February's scouting combine.
The stakes are raised for a player such as McCarron, who grew up within a few miles of this event, attended it nearly every year and went on to star as a quarterback a few hours up the road at Alabama, winning two national championships.
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