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Greg McElroy hilariously shares he played 2008 game against Tennessee with lighters in his pants

Greg McElroy of ESPN's SEC Network on the sideline in 2016 for SEC Championship Game between Alabama and Florida
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The long-standing tradition of lighting a cigar each October following the Alabama vs Tennessee game has been something that players, coaches and fans have all indulged in.

But there’s been a long-kept story involving the tradition by former Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy which he finally shared on social media ahead of this year’s matchup.

McElroy revealed that he played with a few lighters in his pants during the final moments of the 2008 matchup between the rivals when he went in the game for John Parker Wilson.

Fortunately for McElroy, the game was already in hand when he entered the game as the Crimson Tide defeated the Volunteers 29-9.

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