Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is running for lieutenant governor in the state's 2026 election, he announced Thursday.

The Mobile native and two-time national champion with the Crimson Tide released a statement on YouTube.

"When Coach (Nick) Saban recruited me to play quarterback for the University of Alabama, he taught me the principles of being a leader," McCarron said. "And together we won back-to-back national championships. And playing in the NFL reinforced the importance of achieving goals bigger than ourselves.

"My roots run deep in Alabama, and with my football career behind me, Katherine and I are raising our boys here, instilling in them our deep Christian faith and teaching them the fundamental morals that make this state so special."

McCarron, 35, is the seventh can

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